appointed was announced as McKenzie's successor, and took over the company at the end of 2022. Ratmansky is set to depart the troupe in June 2023. Artistic staff Artistic directors Lucia Chase and Oliver Smith (1940–1980) Mikhail Baryshnikov (1980–1989) Jane Hermann and Oliver Smith (1989–1992) Kevin McKenzie (1992–2022) Susan Jaffe (2022–present) Executive director and CEO Rachel S. Moore Executive director (2003-2011) CEO (2011-2016) Executive director Kara Medoff Barnett (2016–2021) Janet Rollé (2021–present) Resident choreographers Antony Tudor (1940–1950) Alexei Ratmansky (2009–2023) Music directors, conductors, concertmasters (partial list) Ormsby Wilkins (music director) (current) Charles Barker (principal conductor) (current) David LaMarche (conductor) (current) Benjamin Bowman (concertmaster) (current) Dancers American Ballet Theatre has four levels within the company. They are (in ascending order): apprentice, corps de ballet, soloist, and principal. Principals Soloists Former dancers The following is a partial list of former dancers with ABT, listed by their highest rank prior to leaving the company. Former principal dancers Stella Abrera (1996-2020) Ivan Allen (1950s–1960s) Alicia Alonso (1943–1948) Nina Ananiashvili (1993–2009) Victor Barbee (1975–2003) Mikhail Baryshnikov (1974–1978) Patrick Bissell (1977–1987) Julio Bocca (1986–2006) Karena Brock (1973–?) Leslie Browne (1976–1993) Erik Bruhn (1949–1958, 1961–1972) Fernando Bujones (1972–85, 1990s) José Manuel Carreño (1995–2011) Lucia Chase (1940–1960) Ángel Corella (1996–2012) Eleonor D'Antuono (1961–1981) Anton Dolin (1940–1946) Irina Dvorovenko (1996–2013) Alessandra Ferri (1985–2007) Carla Fracci (1967–?) Alexander Godunov (1979–1982) Guillaume Graffin (1988–2005) Cynthia Gregory (1965–1991) Cynthia Harvey (1974–1986, 1988–1996) Susan Jaffe (1980–2002) Julie Kent (1993–2015) Gelsey Kirkland (1974–1984) Ruth Ann Koesun (1946-1969) John Kriza (1940–1966) Robert La Fosse (1977–1986) Harold Lang (1943–1945) Annabelle Lyon (1939–1943) Natalia Makarova (1970–1986) Vladimir Malakhov (1995–2008) Alicia Markova (1941–1946) Bruce Marks (1961–1968) Kevin McKenzie (1979–1991) Amanda McKerrow (1982–2005) Kathleen Moore (1982–2006) Veronika Part (2002–2017) Kirk Peterson (1974–1980) Danilo Radojevic (1978–1993) Johan Renvall (1978–1996) Keith Roberts (1987–1999) Ethan Stiefel (1997–2012) Marianna Tcherkassky (1970–1996) Ashley Tuttle (1987–2004) Martine van Hamel (1970–1992) Edward Verso (1962–1968) Michele Wiles (1998–2011) Diana Vishneva (2005–2017) Marcelo Gomes (1997–2018) Roberto Bolle (2009-2019) Sarah Lane (2004-2020) Former soloists Kristi Boone (2000–2014) Ethan Brown (1981–2004) Gabrielle Brown (1980–1996) Sandra Brown (1987–2003) Tener Brown (1979–1986) Carmen Corella (1998–2007) Lykke Håkansson (2007–2010) Erica Cornejo (1998–2007) George de la Peña (1970s–1985) Joaquín De Luz (1997–2003) Lisa de Ribere (1979–1984) Melissa Hayden (1945–1947) Yuriko Kajiya (2002–2014) Elaine Kudo Anna Liceica (1996–2007) Carlos Lopez (2001–2011) Charles Maple (1972–1983) Jared Matthews (2002–2014) Simone Messmer (2002–2013) Monique Meunier (2002–2007) Carlos Molina (1998–2007) Sascha Radetsky (1995–2014) Amy Rose (1979–1992) Gennadi Saveliev (1996–2012)