Recording Academy Executive Action

• The Recording Academy® has appointed Adam Roth as Executive Vice President of Global Partnerships & Business Development. In this role, Roth will be responsible for growing the Academy’s global footprint through the development and negotiation of high-impact integrated partnership programs with both globally recognized brands and local on-the-ground sponsors. Roth will also create new IP and build business around existing IP as a method for creating new global revenue opportunities for the Academy.

“We are thrilled to have Adam as our EVP of Global Partnerships & Business Development,” said Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy. “Throughout his tenure, Adam’s unwavering dedication and foresight have consistently delivered remarkable results for our organization. As the Academy continues its work serving music and its creators around the world, I am confident that Adam’s new roles will continue to steer our business development to allow our work to expand in exciting new ways.”

Roth most recently served as Senior Vice President of Partnerships & Business Development for the Recording Academy, using his deep network of industry relationships across the arts, fashion, music, entertainment, and technology industries to create 360 deals to drive new business across all entities of the Recording Academy, including MusiCares®, the GRAMMY Museum® and The Latin Recording Academy®.

Prior to joining the organization in 2019, Roth served as VP of Strategic Partnerships for the not-for-profit, membership-based trade organization Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA). He also spent seven years at Condé Nast, where he was named Marketer of the Year in 2008, and Marketer of the Quarter in 2011.