Julie Swidler Explained
Julie Swidler |
Birth Name: | Julie Greifer [1] |
Nationality: | American |
Alma Mater: | Union College Cardozo School of Law |
Occupation: | Executive vice president and general counsel (global) Sony Music |
Years Active: | 1988-present |
Employer: | Sony Music |
Boards: | RIAA, Union College, T.J. Martell Foundation |
Spouse: | Michael Swidler (1988 - Present) |
Awards: | Lifetime Music Industry Award, TJ Martell Foundation Billboard Power 100 (2020,2021,2022,2023).[2] [3] |
Julie Greifer Swidler is an American attorney and music industry executive.[4]
Career
Swidler is the executive vice president and general counsel of Sony Music Entertainment, a position she has held since 2008.[5] [6]
Swidler is on the Recording Academy task force on diversity and inclusion, which examines barriers and biases affecting women and other underrepresented voices in the music industry.[7] She is a member of the board of directors of the RIAA,[8] the UJA-Federation of New York's Music for Youth initiative, and the TJ Martell Foundation.[9] She was the first woman to receive the Grammy Foundation Entertainment Law Initiative Service Award.[10] [11]
Honors
Swidler is a 2016 recipient of the Grammy Foundation's ELI Service Award.[12] Swidler received the Lifetime Music Industry Award from the T.J. Martell Foundation in 2017.[13]
In 2020, Swidler received The Presidential Award by the Music Business Association.[14] [15] She appeared on the Billboard Power List in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.[16]
Notes and References
- News: Michael Swidler Wed To Julie Greifer on L.I.. 1988-09-06. The New York Times. 2018-02-09. en-US. 0362-4331.
- The 2020 Billboard Power List Revealed. Billboard. 2020-02-06.
- DiGiacomo . Frank . 2023-02-02 . Billboard's 2023 Power 100: Executives List Revealed . 2023-05-25 . Billboard . en-US.
- Sony BMG Promotes Swidler. Billboard. 2018-02-13. en.
- Julie Swidler: Women In Music 2014. Billboard. 2018-02-09. en.
- News: ELLE's Women In Music Power List. 2017-05-22. ELLE. 2018-02-09. en-US.
- News: Recording Academy names 16 people who will make up its diversity 'task force' - Music Business Worldwide. 2018-05-09. Music Business Worldwide. 2018-07-07. en-US.
- News: Board & Executives - RIAA. RIAA. 2018-07-07. en-US.
- News: Rumor Mill - T.J. MARTELL FOUNDATION TO HONOR SWIDLER, STENNETT, BOOM. HITS Daily Double. 2018-07-07.
- News: Grammys' Next In Line? Five Candidates Who Could Replace Neil Portnow. Variety Staff. 2018-06-28. Variety. 2018-07-07. en-US.
- News: Top Female Music Executives Send Rebuke to Grammys Leadership. Sisario. Ben. 2018-02-05. The New York Times. 2018-02-09. en-US. 0362-4331.
- Web site: Julie Greifer Swidler – Digital Music Forum. www.digitalmusicforum.com.
- Web site: We are proud to honor Julie Swidler,... - The T.J. Martell Foundation . Facebook . 2017-08-29 . 2019-05-15.
- News: Sony Music's Julie Swidler to receive 'Music Biz' Presidential Award . Music Biz Nation.
- News: Sony Music's Julie Swidler to Receive Music Biz Presidential Award (EXCLUSIVE) . Variety.
- Billboard Staff. 2022-01-26. The 2022 Billboard Power List Revealed. 2022-01-26. Billboard. en-US.