Role: Board of Directors

In his 20 years in the music business, David has worked in every genre of music: Hip-Hop, R&B, Country, Gospel, Reggae, Rock, and Pop, both at major labels and major music publishers. Beginning his career at Tommy Boy Records, he has since spent time with Sony Music Entertainment, VP Records, Creative Artists Agency (CAA), and …

Gabe Hernandez is Principal & Business Manager at Design Republic. Born and raised in the Bronx, Gabe is a product of NYC schools including Saint Peter’s and Paul, Alfred E. Smith HS, and the City College School of Architecture. Since graduation, Gabe has accumulated over 32 years of professional experience in the interior design and …

Stephen is a Portfolio Analyst for ClearBridge Appreciation. He joined ClearBridge Investments in 2016 as a Senior Research Analyst covering the Financial Sector and moved onto ClearBridge’s Appreciation product in July 2019. Stephen has 19 years of investment industry experience including 13 yrs in the asset management industry at firms including Moore Capital Management, York …

Waleed currently leads Record Label Business Development for North America at YouTube. In this role he is responsible for negotiating YouTube’s agreements with the three global major record labels as well as Vevo and all independent and non-standard recorded music distributors. In addition to deal making, he is responsible for maintaining these partnerships and helping …

Amy is the Head of Marketing for Apple Music and the iTunes store. In her role she oversees the global team that is responsible for acquiring and activating new customers. She is a proud member of the Board of Directors of Education Through Music. Her band includes her two boys, Jackson and James.

With over seventeen years of experience in equity and fixed income origination, Meghan Graper is currently a general securities principal and Head of the U.S. Investment Grade Syndicate Team at Barclays.  She has an extensive track-record of successfully advising Fortune Global 500 companies for strategic debt financings.  Prior to joining Barclays in 2008, Meghan spent …

Steven Williams is a partner in the corporate department of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, where he is a member of that firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions Group and of its Investment Management transactions practice. Prior to his practice of law, Steven earned a Master of Urban Planning Degree and worked in the field …

Manoj Susarla is a Vice President at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in its Special Situations Group, an investing group within the firm. A native of Vestal, New York, he is also a talented and committed musician who served as Principal Violist with the University of Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra as well as the organization’s President and …