Open Music Initiative | Icebreaker

Open Music Initiative | Icebreaker

Members

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CEO & Co-founder | Accountable AI, Media

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President, The Recording Academy / GRAMMY Awards

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I believe we can build a better digital future. I've worked in crypto since 2016, have led launch strategy for multiple billion-dollar token ecosystems, and specialize in digitally-native early stage startups. For the last 20 years I've worked with thousands of creators and builders globally to use emerging technology and the arts as tools for sovereignty and sustainability. I partner with companies, founders and artists to develop and execute on vision, launch projects, foster community, and design strategic communications and visions. With Open World, I work closely with elite clients across web3 verticals to achieve TGE goals, launching long-term sustainable token networks with deep liquidity on tier-1 exchanges. I leaned in deeply as Co-Creator of Seed Club, the Internet Native Accelerator with investment from leading firms including USV, Placeholder and IDEO CoLab. As the first hire, I scaled the team and grew the scope and impact of its programs, developing the accelerator and supporting web3 founders, including She-Fi, Poolsuite, Boys Club, Songcamp, Refraction and Water & Music. As Managing Director of Berklee’s Institute for Creative Entrepreneurship, I led the Open Music Initiative, a 300+ music industry member consortium focused on streamlining metadata and payment tracking for artists, and is a co-founder of RAIDAR, a blockchain based music licensing platform built BY and FOR Berklee student artists. I designed Berklee College’s minor in Creative Entrepreneurship, including teaching a course on Music + Blockchain, and directed its annual Silicon Valley Student Trip, the Berklee-Brown Summer Program, executive ed programs with ESADE Business School and numerous Berklee Artist Residencies with Grammy-Award winning artists. My speaking engagements include the MIT Connection Science / Forbes Imagination in Action event at the 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos, Consensus, Messari Mainnet, ETHBogota, NFT NYC, and the Unclaimed Royalties Symposium at the U.S. Library of Congress. I have launched a podcast series and been featured in several newsletters, publications and podcasts.

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Working at the intersection of product, tech and business to build creator empowering and content driven platforms.