Lisa Ellis
Executive Vice President
Sony BMG
Lisa Ellis was named Executive Vice President, Sony Music Label Group in
December 2006. Most recently she served as President, Sony Urban
Music, beginning in 2005. Prior to that, Ms. Ellis served as General
Manager, Sony Urban Music.
In this role Ms. Ellis works closely in all aspects of the Sony Music Label
Group's day-to-day management of strategic planning, marketing,
promotion, A&R, and media with a particular emphasis on broadening the
growth of the company in the digital business. The Sony Music Label
Group consists of both Columbia Records and Epic Records.
Lisa continues hands on involvement with many artists she has been
involved with developing such as: John Legend, Prince, Maxwell, Terrance
Howard and Wyclef Jean.
Since 2004, Ms. Ellis served as General Manager, Sony Urban Music.
Prior to that, she was Senior Vice President, Strategic Marketing and
Music Licensing, Sony Music, where she worked with Columbia Records
Group, Epic Records, Sony Music Nashville and Legacy Recordings to
create licensing campaigns for a wide array of artists and projects.
From 2002 to 2003, Ms. Ellis served as Senior Vice President,
R&B/Rhythm-Crossover Promotion, Columbia Records where she led the
R&B/Rhythm-Crossover team in securing airplay at multiple radio formats
for a range of Columbia artists. She also oversaw the development and
execution of national promotion and implemented creative methods of
exposure for the label's roster at R&B/Rhythm-Crossover radio. In addition,
Ms. Ellis oversaw the label's street marketing team and Rap Mix Show
Department.
From 2000 to 2002 Ms. Ellis served as Vice President, National Promotion
(West Coast) and Vice President, Crossover Promotion, Columbia
Records. She joined Columbia Records in 1995 as a Local Promotion
Manager and was named National Director, Crossover Promotion in 1998.
From 1990-1992, Ms. Ellis worked at the Pepsi-Cola Company as
Marketing Manager. In 1992, she was hired by CBS Radio (WPGC in
Washington, DC) as Promotions and Marketing Director, a position she
held until becoming Sports Marketing Manager for Reebok International in
1994.
The recipient of numerous industry awards, Ms. Ellis was named the Street
Information Network's (S.I.N.) Local Promotion Manager of the Year (1997)
and Crossover Executive of the Year (1998, 1999); R&R's Crossover
Executive of the Year (1998) and Rhythm-Crossover Executive of the Year
(1999); Gavin's Crossover Executive of the Year (1998, 1999); and
FMQB's Crossover Executive of the Year (1999). In 2000, Ms. Ellis was
given the Radio Music Award for Crossover Executive of the Year. Sony
Urban Music is nominated for Urban Label of the Year for the 2005
Billboard Music Awards.
Lisa Ellis holds the #3 rank in Billboard magazine's “ 2007 Most influential
Women In Music”. She was ranked in the same position in 2006.
Currently, she resides on the Board of Directors for several not-for-profit
organizations: Computers For Youth, a non-profit offering hardware and
software services for students in New York City Public Schools,
LIFEBEAT, the Music Business for AIDS, and is Vice President of ONE X
ONE USA, a foundation dedicated to the preservation, development and
education of children affected by extreme poverty around the world. Ms.
Ellis has a strong personal interest in government and leadership; is a
member of the Eleanor Roosevelt Legacy and the Congressional Black
Caucus Foundation. Ms. Ellis is also a Term Member at the Council on
Foreign Relations. Additionally, she holds Fellowships at the Museum of
Modern Art in New York City and the Studio Museum of Harlem.
Lisa has a particular interest in travel and culture, and has visited over 50
countries on 6 continents around the world since the age of 16.
Ms. Ellis received her Bachelor of Science degree in Business
Administration from the University of Maryland.
She is a native of Washington, D.C. and currently lives in New York City.
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