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Dan Goldberg is a global strategist, music & entertainment industry executive, brand builder, and storyteller passionate about the convergence of consumer products, merchandising, fan engagement, and technology.
With over 20 years of experience, he’s an originator in building fan ecosystems, scaling consumer-facing businesses, and driving innovation at the intersection of culture, commerce, and community across music, sports, and lifestyle sectors. One of the few executives recognized as both a strategist and an operator (and a recovering lawyer), Dan brings a rare blend of creative instinct, commercial acumen, and cultural fluency.
Most recently, he was tapped to lead a new brand and experiences company, Loud House, as CEO, bringing it out of stealth mode and into market focused on the intersection of culture, commerce, and fandom.
Before joining Loud House, Goldberg was hand-picked to lead the creation of a Music and Entertainment business inside of Fanatics, where he built out the new vertical from scratch. Goldberg created a new revenue stream for the company and developed deep relationships in the music community for the sports merchandising giant by pairing together iconic artists with significant sports brands such as The Weeknd x PSG, Luke Combs x NFL, and Fall Out Boy x NBA.
Previously, he was SVP of Warner Music Artist Services, overseeing Warner Music’s global e-commerce, tour merchandising, VIP Experiences, ticketing, and fan clubs businesses, as well as global CRM strategy. Additionally, he led a team of digital strategists, operations experts, and like-minded fanatics who drove revenue and fan engagement by placing the right offers in front of the right fans at the right time for top talent including Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars, Metallica, Muse, Cardi B, Lizzo, twenty one pilots, Grateful Dead and many others.
Prior to that, Goldberg oversaw business development for Roadrunner Records, briefly practiced entertainment law at The Davis Firm, and ran the legendary Fat Beats. He is an advisor to Atvenu, Merch.co, and Oxford Pennant, as well as a board member for Vestry Concerts, and has served as a consultant and advisor for various consumer-focused brands and companies.
Goldberg is a graduate of Brooklyn Law School, a member of the New York Bar, a certified USA Boxing Trainer and has participated in Columbia’s executive leadership program. When not in the office, on the road, or at a show, Goldberg can usually be found obsessing over his wife, kids, dogs, Nina Simone, New York hardcore music, and boxing. 
With 30 years in the music industry, I cut through the complexity of music publishing. Through MSA Music Services, I help rightsholders, artists and music companies get registrations and royalties right. I also work with music-tech startups on strategy, positioning and connecting with investors and partners. Alongside this, I mentor with Keychange, CultTech Academy, Music Tech Europe Academy and Help Musicians. I programme and moderate conference sessions across Europe, always focused on clarity, relevance and action. I am an Associate of the Independent Music Publishers Forum, and an active member of the Association for Electronic Music. I am committed to travelling as sustainably as possible in my work.
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Leadership Skills
• Management of system, application and service lifecycles, including datacenter migration and consolidation
• Accountable for complex technology projects with budgets of $1-10MM
• Responsible for providing guidance to management for allocation of $10-20MM opex/capex budgets
• Experienced implementing Agile (SAFe) Practices for infrastructure teams
• Vendor relationship management and negotiation for hardware, software, and datacenters
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently or as part of a team
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• A history of consistently delivering projects on-time
• Strong technical leadership skills
Technical Skills
• Design and deployment of large distributed, scalable systems supporting mission-critical services (compute, virtualization, SAN & network) in both private and public cloud environments
• Quick identification and resolution of complex cross-domain problems using various system, application and network tracing tools & techniques
• Application, system, storage and network performance tuning
• Development of system deployment blueprints as part of application on-boarding to ensure each solution supports architecture objectives (availability, scalability, performance & security)
• Capacity planning, utilizing both COTS and homegrown performance monitoring and trending tools
• Proficient with storage hardware including EMC VMAX, VNX, Celerra, Isilon, DataDomain, HPE 3Par, HDS HUS VM, Brocade Switches. Proficient with compute hardware including HPE, Cisco & Dell. Proficient with network hardware including Cisco and F5
• Architectural support for large database environments (Oracle, Vertica, MySQL, various NoSQL), including performance, replication, backup/recovery and troubleshooting
• System and network security, with an emphasis on building systems with minimal exposure
• Scripting (perl, sh, csh and sql) for development of tools to automate repetitive tasks 
With a number or years in diverse, client-facing roles in the arts, entertainment, and financial industries, I have experience in administration, project management, and marketing with a proven record of delivering results. I am known for my ability to manage multiple tasks, projects, and people while maintaining the highest quality and attention to detail in fast paced environments.
As an administrator, I excel in streamlining, implementing efficient processes, and ensuring smooth day-to-day operations. Experienced working with C-level executives, coordinating resources, and overseeing administrative functions to support organizational success.
As a project manager, I am skilled in leading cross-functional teams, setting project goals, managing timelines and asset delivery to achieve successful outcomes. Ensuring that all stakeholders are aligned and informed throughout the project lifecycle.
As a marketing specialist, I’m a creative storyteller with expertise in developing and implementing strategic, global marketing initiatives to drive revenue, brand awareness, and customer engagement. I have experience in product development, client relations, event production, and creating and executing marketing plans across various channels and content marketing. 
