Sami Pyne (she/her) is a New York City–based producer and consultant who partners with artists and organizations at moments of growth, transition, and inflection. Through her independent practice, she helps ambitious creative projects move from possibility to reality by building the operational strategies, systems, partnerships, and plans that enable good ideas to thrive.

Her work lives at the intersection of creative production and organizational strategy. Whether supporting a new artistic project, helping an organization navigate a period of change, or designing the infrastructure behind a large-scale initiative, Sami brings clarity to complex processes while keeping artists and relationships at the center of the work. She is particularly interested in collaborating with artists, nonprofits, and cultural organizations that are evolving their practice, expanding their reach, or reimagining how they work.

Most recently, Sami served as Producing Director of ArKtype and Producer of the Under the Radar Festival, where she helped lead the growth of one of the country's largest festivals for contemporary performance. During her tenure, Under the Radar evolved into a year-round, citywide platform working with more than twenty cultural partners across New York City while presenting artists from around the world.

Across her career, Sami has led projects spanning international touring, festivals, public programs, organizational planning, and cross-sector partnerships, working closely with artists, presenters, funders, institutions, and community partners. She is known for building trust across stakeholders and creating practical systems that allow ambitious creative work to move forward sustainably.

Sami regularly speaks and facilitates conversations about producing, organizational strategy, and the evolving role of producers in the performing arts. She has been an invited speaker at the Here & Now Platform at the Edinburgh Fringe, the Australian Performing Arts Market (APAM), the Hong Kong Performing Arts Expo (HKPAX), and the Seoul Performing Arts Festival (SPAF), and participated as an invited observer with the Asian Producers Platform (APP) in Malaysia. She has also been a guest speaker at Columbia University, Pace University, and The New School, and has facilitated workshops with the New York Foundation for the Arts.

Sami is available for producing, strategic consulting, project planning, operational design, and organizational support for artists and creative organizations navigating periods of growth or change.

She holds a BFA from Shenandoah Conservatory and an MFA in Theatre Management and Producing from Columbia University School of the Arts.