Linda Moran

President / CEO

After five years in the A & R department of RCA Records, Linda joined Atlantic Records in 1970 and worked her way up to Senior Vice President. When Warner Music Group was formed, she was promoted to Vice President and then Senior Vice President of Internal and External Relations for Warner Music Group. Her areas of responsibility included Artist Relations, Industry Relations, Public Affairs, Corporate Relations, Special Events, Community Relations, Special Projects and Charitable Contributions for WMG and its divisions. She also acted as WMG’s liaison with its parent corporation Time Warner’s companies (including HBO, Warner Bros. Inc., Time Inc., Time Warner Cable, Warner Books, Turner Corporation, Turner Network). In fulfilling these roles, she created and facilitated projects and programs nationally and internationally.

In 2001, Linda was appointed Special Advisor to Time Warner’s Chairman and CEO on music-related special projects, events and issues. Having been a long-time member of the board of directors of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, she was simultaneously elected President that year. She subsequently retired from her position at Time Warner in 2004.

Known for her unique blend of skills and experience, Linda is especially respected for the strong relationships she has built with artists and industry colleagues throughout her long tenure in the music business. She has been a founding member of, or assisted in restructuring many industry boards and organizations, combining her widely-known active participation and key developmental skills with her experience and knowledge. In recent years, she has resigned from most boards in order to put all of her time and efforts into the continuing growth of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, of which she was elected President/CEO in 2011.

Among the honors bestowed upon her for her unique contributions to the recording industry and for her numerous philanthropic efforts are the Recording Academy’s New York Heroes Award, Dick Clark’s National Foundation’s Music Founders Club Award, The Elaine Kaufman Cultural Center’s Distinguished Service Award and The YWCA’s Women Achievers Award.

Linda is married to retired RCA/BMG Studios master recording engineer, Mike Moran.