Julie Greenwald

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

Julie Greenwald
Born	1970 (age 54–55) New York, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Tulane University
Occupation(s)	Chairperson and CEO of Atlantic Music Group
Years active	1992–present
Spouse	Lewis Largent ​ (died 2023)​
Children	2
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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 up until his death in March 2023. The couple had two children.^[13]