James Ackerman
Founder, Spinnaker Media Partners, LLC
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Tawn Albright
GM, echo; a Ticketmaster Entertainment Company
Tawn Albright is the General Manager of echo, a Ticketmaster company specializing in digital entertainment marketing based in Nashville,Tennessee.
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Dave Allen
Blogger, Pampelmoose.com
Dave Allen is the Director, Insights and Digital Media for Portland-based integrated marketing, interactive, brand and design firm, Nemo Design, where he plans and manages the company’s forward thinking strategies in the
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Holly Anderson
Vice President of Marketing and Artist Relations, Eventful
Holly Anderson is the Vice President of Marketing and Artist Relations of Eventful, the leading events website, which enables its community of users to discover, share and create events thro
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Daniel Bernstein
Director of Business Development, Meebo
As director of business development at Meebo, Daniel helps oversee Meebo’s relationships with leading media brands, entertainment companies, record labels and management firms...
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Eric Arnold
Brand & Tour Sponsorships/New Digital Media, William Morris Agency
Eric was bit by the music industry bug while at Davidson College when he started promoting concerts including Train, Guster, George Clinton and the Indigo Girls.
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Linda Bloss-Baum
Vice President of Public Policy and Government Relations, Warner Music Group
LINDA BLOSS-BAUM serves as the Vice President of Public Policy and Government Relations for the Warner Music Group.
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Steve Bogard
Songwriter, President, NSAI
Steve Bogard's music career began at twelve years of age fronting his first band in Tampa, Florida.
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SuzAnn Brantner
William Morris Agency
SuzAnn Brantner is an agent in the Music Department of the William Morris Agency (WMA).
In her position Brantner works with clients to provide new ways to distribute their content while
maximizing profits and maintaining cont
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Susan Butler
Executive Editor, Music Confidential
Susan Butler is the executive editor of Music Confidential, a weekly international news and analysis report covering the business of music.
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Christina Calio
Director of Music and Entertainment Marketing, Zune
Christina Calio is the director of strategic music relationships and business strategy for the Entertainment and Devices Group at Microsoft.
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Fred Cannon
Sr. Vice President, Government Relations, BMI
Fred Cannon is Senior Vice President, Government Relations at BMI.
Cannon joined the performing rights organization in 1994 as Legislative Liaison and was promoted to Vice President in 1997.
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Jason Caplain
General Partner and Co-Founder, Southern Capitol Ventures
Jason is a general partner and co-founded Southern Capitol Ventures after spending two years at Red Hat, the world's premier open source and Linux provider.
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Rio Caraeff
Executive Vice President of eLabs for Universal Music Group
Rio D. Caraeff serves as Executive Vice President of Universal Music Group’s (UMG) eLabs, the division responsible for handling the company’s electronic commerce initiatives, Internet explo
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Jim Cicconi
Senior Executive Vice President of External and Legislative Affairs, AT&T
Jim Cicconi, senior executive vice president-External and Legislative Affairs, is responsible for AT&T's public policy organization. He has served in this capacity since Novem
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Ted Cohen
Managing Partner, TAG Strategic
Integrating his widespread digital authority in music, mobile, IPTV and next-gen product & service development, Ted Cohen is the Managing Partner of TAG Strategic.
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Caroline Counihan
Senior PR Manager, Hotel Indigo
Caroline joined IHG as senior PR manager for the Hotel Indigo brand in August 2008.
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Russ Crupnick
VP and Senior Industry Analyst, The NPD Group, Inc.
Russ Crupnick provides expert media commentary and executive-level guidance, industry analysis and overall strategic value to The NPD Group's clients in the music and film/video industries.
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Karl Dean
Mayor of Nashville
Karl Dean is the sixth mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. He was elected on Sept. 11, 2007 in a runoff election, following a general election where he also received the most votes.
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David De Busk
VP of Business Development, Landmark Digital (BMI)
David De Busk, serving as the Vice President of Business Development, oversees Landmark’s sales and marketing efforts.
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Dave Delaney
Social Media Coordinator, Griffin Technology
Dave Delaney is a Social Media Strategist, New Media Specialist and Traditional Marketing Professional based in Nashville, TN.
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Michael Deputato
VP, New Media, UMG Nashville
As Vice President of New Media for Universal Music Group Nashville, Michael oversees online marketing, label/artist web site development, wireless/mobile initiatives and works with the development of digital sales...
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Steve Dersch
Promotion Specialist, SCA Promotions
Steve Dersch has been on the forefront of risk underwriting on digital content since it first became a viable currency for mainstream consumer promotions in 2004.
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Petar Djekic
Sr. Marketing Manager, mufin
Petar Djekic oversees all mufin’s marketing initiatives in traditional and social media, the leading provider of music recognition and music recommendation technology.
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Tim Dubois
Clinical Professor of Management, Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management
Professor Tim DuBois returned to the Owen faculty in January 2008 after a long career as one of the most successful executives in the recording industry.
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Russ Eisenman
Head of Marketing for slotMusic, slotRadio, SanDisk
Russ Eisenman, Lead Marketer for Emerging Business at SanDisk (slotMusic, slotRadio), since 2008
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Greg Estes
Vice President of Marketing, Mozes
Greg Estes is the Vice President of Marketing at Mozes. Greg's professional career includes more than 20 years working for technology- and entertainment-related businesses.
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Michael Feferman
Director of Digital & Interactive, C3 Presents
Michael Feferman runs the Digital department at C3 Presents.
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J. Tod Fetherling
President & CEO, Nashville Technology Council
Tod Fetherling, president of Nashville Technology Council, was a prominent veteran of ConnectivHealth, HCA and other healthcare and technology ventures prior to joining
the NTC.
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Bob Fisher
President, Belmont University
Bob Fisher is President of Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. Prior to his appointment at Belmont in April 2000, he was Vice President for Academic Affairs at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro.
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Jay Frank
Senior Vice President of Music Strategy, CMT
Jay Frank is Senior Vice President, Music Strategy for CMT.
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Duncan Freeman
Founder & President, Bandmetrics
Duncan Freeman, BandMetrics Founder/President, is an entrepreneur developing applications for the indie music industry.
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Steven Gladstone
Principal, Mockingbird Equity
Gladstone recently founded Mockingbird Equity, a venture capital firm targeting the music industry.
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Jim Griffin
President, Choruss
For the past year, Jim Griffin has advised Warner Music Group on digital distribution and licensing models with the goal of bringing an end to the litigation that has put a wedge between the major labels and their customers and re
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John Gusty
Advertising and Promotions, echo
John Gusty has seen the music industry from about every angle possible.
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Hal Hassall
VP Marketing, echo
A native of Tennessee, Hal Hassall studied engineering at Vanderbilt University before transferring to the University of Tennessee, where he completed both his B.S in business administration and his M.B.A.
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Craig Havighurst
Independent Journalist and Producer
Craig Havighurst is an independent journalist and producer in Nashville who has won awards for his work in print, radio and television. He is a regular contributor for WPLN in Nashville and National Public Radio.
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Nicholas Holland
Founder, President, and CEO, centre{source}
Nicholas L. Holland is a successful entrepreneur and business leader, with vast experience in the technology and financial sectors.
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Jeremy Holley
VP Consumer & Interactive Marketing, Word Entertainment
Originally hailing from a small town in Northern Louisiana, Jeremy Holley graduated with a B.S. in Marketing from Louisiana Tech University and soon after started a brokerage firm.
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Jonathan Hull
Director of Strategic Relationships, Ning
Jonathan Hull is the Director of Strategic Relationships at Ning, www.ning.com, a technology company that lets you create new social experiences for the most important people and interests in your life.
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David Israelite
President & CEO, NMPA (National Music Publishers Association)
David Mark Israelite is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Music Publishers Association.
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Bill Ivey
Director, Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy, Vanderbilt University
Bill Ivey is the Director of the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy at Vanderbilt University, an arts policy research center with offices in Nashvill
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Dave Jaworski
Founder & CEO, Passalong Networks
As founder and CEO of PassAlong Networks, Dave Jaworski is responsible for ensuring the company offers the best possible experience to the consumer and the richest media engine platform to its business customers, in
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Joe Kustelski
VP of Product & Technology, echo
As VP of Product & Technology Kustelski leads all product, development and IT efforts at echo.
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Joe Keeley
Associate, Arent Fox
Joe Keeley has a diversified practice area with four separate practices in intellectual property law, political and lobbying law, energy and environmental law, and government relations.
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Genevieve Jewell
Head of New Media, Borman Entertainment
Genevieve Jewell is the head of digital and online marketing at Borman Entertainment, an artist management company with offices both in Nashville, TN & Santa Monica, CA.
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J. Fred Knobloch
J. Fred Knobloch Publishing, LLC
What do Ray Charles, Kenny Rogers, Faith Hill, George Strait, Trisha Yearwood, Delbert McClinton, The Dirt Band, Gregg Allman, Ruth Brown...
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Adam Lilling
Co-Founder/CEO, BiggerBoat
Adam Lilling is a Co-Founder and CEO of BiggerBoat. BiggerBoat is the Internet's first online advertising network exclusively focused on harnessing the power of entertainment to help clients reach and engage their target
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Jim Lucchese
CEO, The Echo Nest
Jim has ten years of experience in digital entertainment business development and strategy. Most recently, Jim practiced law at Greenberg Traurig, specializing in music and digital media transactions.
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Michael Masnick
Editor of Techdirt Blog; President/CEO of Floor64
Mike is the visionary behind Floor64, building up the core idea into reality and recruiting the management team. In addition to providing the strategic direction for the company, Mike oversees all ed
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Heather McBee
Vice President Digital Business, Sony Music Nashville
“Don’t play on the Internet!” Heather McBee—now Vice President, Digital Business, Sony Music Nashville—recalls hearing friends talk of being given such workplace directives years ago.
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Mark Montgomery
Co-Founder, echo
Mark Montgomery co-founded echo in 1999 with the idea that the future of entertainment marketing would be based on the direct connection between fans and the brands they love.
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Elin Eifler Mulron
Digital Edge and Digital Nashville
Elin Mulron is Managing Partner of Digital Edge.
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Tim O'Brien
Head of Business Development, Tapulous
O'Brien is the head of business development for Tapulous, an iPhone application which was the top game downloaded in 2008 and which has more then 6 million unique users.
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Barrett O'Connell
Director of Licensing and Content, Vervelife
As the Director of Licensing and Entertainment Relations, Barry O’Connell manages all licensing and custom production activities for the company, and oversees VerveLife’s relationships with artists...
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Brian O'Connell
President, Live Nation Country Touring
Brian O'Connell began his career in Chicago, putting together sponsorship packages for such artists as the Beach Boys, Moody Blues, Paula Abdul and The Judds.
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Ali Partovi
CEO, iLike
Prior to iLike, Ali established himself as an entrepreneur by co-founding LinkExchange, which was acquired by Microsoft for $265 million in 1998.
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Glenn Peoples
Senior Editorial Analyst, Billboard Magazine
Glenn Peoples currently lives in Nashville and recently received an MBA from Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management.
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Brian Peterson
Co-Founder and CEO, Bandbox
Originally from the San Diego, Peterson came on to the Nashville music scene at the tail end of the dot-com boom when street teams were king and social networks still meant friends meeting at the corner pub or the local..
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Marcus Peterzell
Former Managing Director of GMR Entertainment
Marcus Peterzell has a rich and diverse background, covering over 20 years in the entertainment industry.
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Dorrian Porter
Founder & CEO, Mozes
Dorrian is the founder and CEO of Mozes. He is an entrepreneur who co-founded HigherMarkets, an on-demand software company in March 2000.
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Jon Potter
Executive Director, DiMA (Digital Media Association)
Jonathan Potter has served as Executive Director of the Digital Media Association (DiMA) since its creation in June 1998.
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Jeff Price
Founder, CEO, President, Tunecore
Jeff Price is the Founder, CEO, and President of TuneCore. Previously Price had started the spinART record label in 1991 and ran it until 2005.
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Geoff Ralston
CEO, Lala
Geoff Ralston is the CEO of lala Media, Inc., an innovative music start-up in Palo Alto,and an investor, board member, and adviser to a number of small companies, mostly in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Mark Reynolds
MediaMusic USA, Consultant, Lizard King Media
MARK REYNOLDS has been driving innovation at the intersection of entertainment and technology for more than ten years.
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Ken Robold
Executive VP and General Manager, UMG Nashville
Ken Robold, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Universal Music Nashville, draws upon years of experience in the music industry to oversee all of the label group’s...
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Ian Rogers
CEO, Topspin
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Rick Rogers
President, Gary Group Interactive
President, Gary Group Interactive (GIG), the music industry's largest online advertising agency servicing both media and creative needs.
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David Ross
Publisher and CEO, Music Row Publications
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Barry Schaffer
President, Promotional Currency
As the visionary behind Promotional Currency, Barry Schaffer is charged with creating new digital currencies for the promotional marketplace...
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Dan Schmisseur
TTDC (Tennessee Technology Development Corporation)
TTDC is a private, 501(c)(3) corporation created by State Legislature in 1998 and tasked with implementing an innovation-based economic development agenda throughout the state.
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Steve Schnur
Worldwide Executive Music & Marketing, Electronic Arts
As Worldwide Executive of Music and Marketing for Electronic Arts, Steven
Schnur is responsible for the pursuit, creation and continuous development of
the global vision for music in EA games.
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Ralph Schulz
President & CEO, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
With more than 30 years’ experience in non-profit management, marketing and
fundraising, Ralph Schulz was named leader of the Nashville Area Chamber of
Commerce in November 2006.
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Neil Sequiera
General Catalyst Partners
As a Managing Director of General Catalyst Partners, Neil invests in both new and existing technology businesses.
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Cary Sherman
President, RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America)
Cary Sherman is the president of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
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Scott Siman
President, RPM Management LLC
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
* Past Chairman of the Board of the Academy of Country Music, 1999/2000
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John Simson
Executive Director, SoundExchange
John L. Simson, Executive Director of SoundExchange, has been involved in the music industry since his 1971 signing with Perception Records as a singer/songwriter.
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Clint Smith
Co-Founder, Emma
Clint Smith is the co-founder of Emma, the Web-based email marketing and communications service.
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Tim Smith
Founder, MyWerx
A digital rights pioneer with a passion for technology that empowers people involved in the business of digital media creation and distribution.
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Adam Spielberger
EVP of Interactive Marketing, Special Ops Media
Prior to joining Special Ops Media, Adam was Vice President of New Media at Artemis Records.
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Chris Stacey
Vice President Music Industry, Mozes
A music industry veteran and artist manager, he was formerly Senior Vice President of Promotion and Artist Development for Universal Music Group's Mercury Nashville record label.
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Larry Stessel
Trillium Entertainment
As General Manager and Senior VP of Mercury and EMI Records from 1992 to 1997, Stessel guided the reorganization of these companies resulting in the development of numerous new gold and platinum artists including...
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Kelly Stewart
Interactive Marketing Consultant
Award winning interactive marketing consultant Kelly Stewart develops, refines, and markets technology-enhanced communication.
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Patrick Sullivan
Founder, Rightsflow
Mr. Sullivan is a founding member and serves as President and CEO of RightsFlow. RightsFlow offers Outsourced Mechanical Licensing & Royalty Solutions for labels, distributors, and online music services.
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Mark Tindle
Business Development, Colligent
Mark Tindle is Vice President of Business Development for Colligent, Inc.; innovators and pioneers in Psychosocial Research™.
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Ken Tucker
Editor/Correspondent, The Nielsen Company/Billboard
With a background in radio, record promotion and artist management, Nashville-based journalist Ken Tucker brings a rare combination of insight to readers
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Dave Ulmer
Sr. Director Multimedia, Motorola
Dave leads Motorola's Digital Media Services marketing and is responsible for bringing new music, video and entertainment services to Motorola's customers worldwide.
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Ray Waddell
Executive Director Touring, The Nielsen Company / Billboard Magazine
Ray Waddell is Senior Writer, Touring, for Billboard magazine.
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Joe Waz
Senior Vice President, External Affairs & Public Policy Counsel, Comcast
At Comcast, Joe has primary responsibility for the company's public policy activities; oversees the company's public affairs programs and political action committees; and works
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Derek Webb
Singer/Songwriter, NoiseTrade
It’s been a big year for singer-songwriter Derek Webb.
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Tim Westergren
Founder, Pandora
Tim Westergren founded Pandora in January 2000 and now serves as its Chief Strategy Officer.
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