Stephen F. Cooper (born 1948) is a businessman and the current CEO of the

Warner Music Group Warner Music Group Corp. ( d.b.a. Warner Music Group, commonly abbreviated as WMG) is an American multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate headquartered in New York City. It is one of the " big three" recording companies and t ...

Education

Cooper has a BA from

Occidental College Occidental College (informally Oxy) is a private liberal arts college in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1887 as a coeducational college by clergy and members of the Presbyterian Church, it became non-sectarian in 1910. It is one of the oldes ...

and an

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from the

Wharton School of Business The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania ( ; also known as Wharton Business School, the Wharton School, Penn Wharton, and Wharton) is the business school of the University of Pennsylvania, a private Ivy League research university in ...

Career

Cooper has held several important positions with various companies throughout his career. He was in charge of several venture businesses. He previously served as Vice-Chairman of

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and was also CEO of

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Warner Music Group

Stephen Cooper became CEO of Warner Music Group in August 2011, replacing

Edgar Bronfman Jr. Edgar Miles Bronfman Jr. (born May 16, 1955) is an American businessman who currently serves as a Managing Partner at Accretive LLC, a private equity firm focused on creating and investing in technology companies. He previously served as CEO of ...

, who then became Chairman of the company upon Cooper's appointment. During his time leading the company, it has grown substantially. In 2021, Warner Music Group reporters its highest quarterly revenue since the company was spun out of Time Warner in 2004.

Cooper Investment Partners

Cooper has also been the Chairman and a Managing Director at private equity firm Cooper Investment Partners since its founding in 2010.

Personal life

Cooper is a Gary, Indiana native and a father to two. In 2017, Cooper's total salary was reported to be $15,206,818.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cooper, Stephen 1948 births Living people American music industry executives Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania alumni Occidental College alumni