Julie Greenwald is an American music industry executive. She is the chairperson and CEO of the Atlantic Music Group.

Early life

Julie Greenwald was born in the

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in New York. She graduated from

Tulane University Tulane University, officially the Tulane University of Louisiana, is a private university, private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded as the Medical College of Louisiana in 1834 by seven young medical doctors, it turned into ...

in 1992 with a double major in political science and English.

Career

Greenwald's contributions at Atlantic include helping to launch the careers of artists including

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and Cardi B. She got her start as a music executive at

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in 1992 and became president of

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in 2002. In 2004, she was named president of Atlantic Records and in 2006, was promoted to chairman and COO of Atlantic Records. She was named chairperson and CEO of the Atlantic Music Group in 2022.

Awards

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: Woman of Year (2010) *

: Executive of Year Honors (2015 & 2016) *

: Executives of the Year (2017) * ''Billboard'' Power 100 (2012-2023)

References

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