[citation needed] Mehta was named executive director of the Ravinia Festival in 1990 and later became president and CEO.
[3] Mehta was appointed New York Philharmonic executive director in September 2000 and received the additional role of president in June 2004.
[5] Mehta was named co-executive director of the Green Music Center at Sonoma State University in October 2013.
[6][7][8] President of the university, Judy K. Sakaki, announced in December 2016 that as part of a plan to restructure Green Music Center management, a single executive director will be hired to fulfill the duties of both Mehta and the interim co-executive director, Stan Nosek.
[12] In 2015, Mehta was identified as the highest earning employee of the California State University system.