Kristi Foley

Kristi is an Emmy nominated producer of award specials, tribute concerts and holiday specials including The National Christmas Tree Lighting, In Performance at the White House, The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song and MusiCares Person of the Year. In 2018 she launched Pleasant Street Entertainment, creating a series of seasonal preview specials for Hallmark Channel starting with Countdown to Christmas, and variety specials such as American Humane Hero Dog Awards, The Love of Dogs Benefit Concert, Hallmark Channel's Christmas Concert, and the unscripted special Tails of Joy. Kristi previously served as COO for Bounce AEG, overseeing live event development and production for clients such as Lexus, American Express, AT&T, and Microsoft, where she produced music specials for MusiCares Foundation, PBS, Hallmark Channel, Ovation, and AXS. Her work has features dynamic artists across multiple genres, including Adele, Aretha Franklin, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Barbra Streisand, Paul McCarthy, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Eva Longoria, Tom Hanks, Jamie Foxx, Dave Grohl, Stevie Wonder, Marc Anthony, Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson. Kristi recently launched White Rose Way Entertainment with producing partner Leon Knoles to executive produce The National Christmas Tree Lighting for the National Park Foundation and National Park Service. Kristi began her career at Pierre Cossette Productions, the creator of The Grammy Awards, and Tony award winning Broadway production Will Rogers Follies. She is a member of the Producers Guild of America, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. She holds a B.F.A in Screenwriting from University of Southern California, School of Cinema Television.