Julie Greenwald

Julie Greenwald
Born	1970 (age 54–55) New York, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Tulane University
Occupation	Music industry executive
Years active	1992–present
Spouse	Lewis Largent ​ (died 2023)​
Children	2

Julie Greenwald (born 1970 ^[1] ) is an American music industry executive. She is the former chairperson and CEO of the Atlantic Records Group. ^[2]

Early life

Julie Greenwald was born in the Catskill Mountains in New York. She graduated from Tulane University in 1992 with a double major in political science and English. ^[3]

Career

Greenwald's contributions at Atlantic include helping to launch the careers of artists including Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran and Cardi B. She got her start as a music executive at Def Jam Recordings in 1992 and became president of The Island Def Jam Music Group in 2002. ^[4]

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. ^{[5] [2]} Greenwald announced she planned to step down from her position in January 2025. ^[6]

Awards

• Billboard Women in Music: Woman of Year (2010) ^[7]
• Billboard Women in Music: Executive of Year Honors (2015 & 2016) ^{[8] [9]}
• Billboard Women in Music: Executives of the Year (2017) ^[10]
• Billboard Power 100 (2012-2024) ^{[11] [12]}

Personal life

Greenwald was married to former MTV 120 Minutes host and KROQ dj Lewis Largent until his death in March 2023. The couple has two children. ^[13]

References

1. "Who's behind Jay-Z and Ed Sheeran's success?". Pirelli Global. February 14, 2019.
2. Aswad, Jem (2022-10-12). "Julie Greenwald Named Chairman & CEO of Newly Created Atlantic Music Group". Variety. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
3. "Julie Greenwald | Management | Warner Music Group". Warner Music Group . Retrieved March 13, 2019.
4. "Julie Greenwald: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". Bloomberg . Retrieved March 13, 2019.
5. Ingham, Tim (15 December 2016). "Atlantic's Julie Greenwald: 'It's not enough to be smart. You have to be smart... and out-hustle everyone'". Music Business Worldwide. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
6. Aswad, Jem. "Julie Greenwald to Step Down as Atlantic Music Group Chairman in January". variety.com. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
7. "Atlantic's Julie Greenwald Named Billboard's No. 1 Woman In Music". The Hollywood Reporter . 2 December 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
8. "Women In Music 2016: The 100 Most Powerful Executives". Billboard . Retrieved March 13, 2019.
9. "Women In Music 2015: The 50 Most Powerful Executives in the Industry". Billboard . Retrieved March 13, 2019.
10. "Women in Music 2017: The Most Powerful Executives in the Industry". Billboard . Retrieved March 13, 2019.
11. Billboard Staff (2022-01-26). "The 2022 Billboard Power List Revealed". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
12. Karp, Hannah (2024-01-31). "Billboard 2024 Power 100 List Revealed". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
13. Aswad, Jem. "Lewis Largent, Influential MTV '120 Minutes' VJ and KROQ DJ, Dies at 58". variety.com. Penske Medi Corporation. Retrieved 2024-08-24.