Linda Moran

President

After nearly forty years as a music industry executive, Linda Moran recently retired from her position as Special Advisor to Time Warner Chairman and CEO, Dick Parsons, on music-related special projects, events and issues. Known for her unique blend of skills and experience, Linda is especially respected for the strong relationships she has built with artists and industry colleagues throughout her remarkable tenure in the music business. First as Vice President and then as Senior Vice President of Warner Music Group, Linda was responsible for Industry, Artist, Corporate and Community Relations, Public Affairs, Special Events and Special Projects, as well as Charitable Contributions for WMG and its Divisions.

In these roles, Linda created and coordinated company and artist projects around the country and the world. Prior to joining the Warner Music Group, Linda worked her way up to Senior Vice President of Atlantic Records, a Warner Music Group company, having joined that company in 1970 after five years in the A & R Department of RCA Records.

Known also for her active participation and developmental skills with industry boards, upon her retirement, Linda resigned from all of the boards of directors she was a member of with the exception of the two which were the closest to her heart: The National Academy of Popular Music/The Songwriters Hall of Fame, of which she serves as President, and MusiCares, which she has been involved with and supported since its inception.

Among the honors she has had bestowed upon her for her unique contributions to the recording industry and to numerous philanthropic efforts are the Recording Academy’s New York Heroes Award and Dick Clark’s National Foundation’s Music Founders Club Award.