Julie Greenwald (born 1970) is an American music industry executive. She is the former chairperson and CEO of the

Atlantic Records Group Atlantic Music Group (formerly known as Atlantic Records Group until October 2024) is an umbrella label owned by Warner Music Group. It consists of three major labels: 300 Entertainment, 10K Projects, and Atlantic Records. The CEO is Elliot Gra ...

Early life

Julie Greenwald was born in the

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. She graduated from

Tulane University The Tulane University of Louisiana (commonly referred to as Tulane University) is a private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Founded as the Medical College of Louisiana in 1834 by a cohort of medical doctors, it b ...

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

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. 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. Greenwald announced she planned to step down from her position in January 2025.

Awards

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: Woman of Year (2010) *

: Executive of Year Honors (2015 & 2016) *

: Executives of the Year (2017) * ''Billboard'' Power 100 (2012-2024)

Personal life

Greenwald was married to former

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'' host and

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dj Lewis Largent until his death in March 2023. The couple has two children.

References

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