Kristi Foley

Kristi is an Emmy nominated producer of large scale tribute concerts, award specials and star-studded galas 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 Tails of Joy. Kristi previously served as COO for Bounce AEG, overseeing their 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 featured award winning artists across multiple genres, including Reese Witherspoon, 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. In 2021 Kristi launched White Rose Way Entertainment with 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 holds a B.F.A in Screenwriting from University of Southern California, School of Cinema Television.