LINDA BLOSS-BAUM serves as the Vice President of Public Policy and Government Relations for the Warner Music Group.  Bloss-Baum opened Warner’s Washington DC office in March 2005, shortly after the company had been purchased by a private group of investors led by Edgar Bronfman Jr. In her role at Warner, Bloss-Baum oversees the operation of the company’s domestic and international policy agenda.  Bloss-Baum establishes public policy priorities and strategies in close conjunction with the legal, business development, public relations, and technology units within Warner.  On the government relations side, Bloss-Baum is responsible for creating and fostering relationships with policy makers that have jurisdiction over areas of interest to the music industry.  Bloss-Baum works closely with the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Music Publishers Association in Washington to further the cooperative interests of the music industry.  Bloss-Baum serves on the boards of several industry associations, including the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and the Media Institute.

Prior to joining Warner, Bloss-Baum served as Vice President of Public Policy and Government Relations at NBC Universal (previously Universal Entertainment/Universal Music Group).  Bloss-Baum learned about the key policy issues facing the music industry from her time on Capitol Hill as Counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Committee. During her five year tenure at the Committee, Bloss-Baum drafted legislation regarding the issues of high technology, copyright, media and telecommunications. On Capitol Hill, Bloss-Baum frequently participated in industry conferences, American Bar Association panels, press events and University guest lectures to educate outside interests about Committee priorities and issues.

 Bloss-Baum earned her J.D. at the Catholic University’s Columbus School of Law, along with a specialized certificate from the law school’s Institute for Communications Law Studies. She is a Member of the Maryland State Bar.  She also holds a B.A. in Communications from the American University. 

 Bloss-Baum lives in Falls Church, VA, a suburb of Washington, DC, with her husband Richard Baum and their two children Alexandra and Matthew.