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Jody Gerson is an American music industry executive who is currently Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group. Upon assuming the role on January 1, 2015, Gerson became the first female to run a major music publishing company. ==Career== Jody Gerson began her career in music publishing at Chappell Music shortly after graduating from Northwestern University.〔() 〕 After six years at Chappell, she moved to EMI Music Publishing to run the company’s east coast office〔 before shifting to head up the company’s west coast publishing division in 1991. In January 2008, Gerson left EMI to become US Co-President of Sony/ATV Music Publishing.〔 Gerson has signed many successful songwriters throughout her career in music publishing, including Lady Gaga, Norah Jones, Odd Future, Jermaine Dupri, and a then 15-year-old Alicia Keys. Gerson has also played an instrumental role in the careers of Enrique Iglesias, Pharrell Williams, Mac Miller, Pitbull, RedOne, Dallas Austin, and Jeff Bhasker, among others.〔 Gerson is also a board member of the National Music Publishers Association. In addition to her work in music, Gerson produced the movies ''Drumline'' and ''ATL''. ''Drumline'' is currently being adapted for Broadway. She is also executive producer of VH1's ''Drumline 2''.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jody Gerson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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