Board of Directors
Gregory B. Maffei
Chairman of the Board
Greg Maffei has served as a member of our board of directors since 2011 and as our Chairman of the Board since 2013. Mr. Maffei has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Media Corporation (including its predecessor) since May 2007, Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. since July 2013, Liberty Broadband Corporation since June 2014 and GCI Liberty, Inc. since March 2018. He served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Qurate Retail, Inc. (including its predecessor) from February 2006 until March 2018, having previously served as its CEO-Elect from November 2005 through February 2006 Mr. Maffei has served as a director of each of Liberty Broadband since June 2014, GCI Liberty since March 2018, Zillow Group, Inc. since February 2015, having previously served as a director of its predecessor, Zillow, Inc., from May 2005 to February 2015, and Charter Communications, Inc. since May 2013, and has served as the Chairman of the Board of each of Qurate since March 2018 (director since 2005), Liberty TripAdvisor (since June 2015; director since July 2013), Sirius XM Holdings Inc. since April 2013 (director since March 2009), and Pandora Media, Inc. since September 2017.
Prior to joining Liberty Interactive, Mr. Maffei served as President and Chief Financial Officer of Oracle, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of 360networks Corporation and Chief Financial Officer of Microsoft Corporation. Mr. Maffei is a member of the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College and Council on Foreign Relations. He previously served as President of the Board of Trustees of the Seattle Public Library. He has an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar, and an A.B. from Dartmouth College.
Maverick Carter
Entrepreneur and CEO Maverick Carter has served on Live Nation Entertainment’s Board of Directors since 2018. As the co-founder and CEO of The SpringHill Company, UNINTERRUPTED, and The Robot Company alongside his business partner, LeBron James, Carter brings a wealth of knowledge in content creation, business development, talent acquisition and empowerment to the Board.
Since 2008, Carter has led the growth and day-to-day strategic vision of The SpringHill Company, a global consumer and entertainment brand spanning production, consumer products, consulting, and award-winning original content. Under Carter’s direction, SpringHill’s commitment to authentic storytelling has directly impacted the sports and media landscape, helping to usher in a new era of athlete empowerment and unfiltered cultural content.
One of SpringHill’s biggest hits to date is The Shop, the culture-setting conversation series co-hosted and executive produced by Carter. Featuring some of today’s leading artists, entertainers and athletes, The Shop has become must-see programming for a generation of viewers tuning in for the refreshingly raw and honest dialogue made possible by Carter and the barbershop setting.
In 2021, Maverick Carter and The SpringHill Company assembled a consortium of investors including RedBird Capital, Fenway Sports Group, Nike, and Epic Games that valued the company at $725 million, marking a significant milestone of growth and reach for the platform.
With decades of experience in marketing and business development, Maverick Carter also established and serves as CEO for LRMR Ventures, the home office that oversees James’ and Carter’s business and investment portfolio. In 2021, Carter became a partner in Fenway Sports Group alongside James, making them the historic company’s first Black partners. Additionally, Carter serves on the Boards of impactful non-profit organizations including the Boston Red Sox Foundation and the LeBron James Family Foundation that has created a revolutionary model for community building in his hometown of Akron, Ohio.
Ping Fu
Ping Fu has served as a member of our board of directors since June 2018. Fu describes herself as an artist and a scientist whose chosen expression is business. In 1997, Ping co-founded Geomagic, which was acquired by 3D Systems in February 2013. The 3D imaging and 3D printing technologies she created fundamentally change the way products are designed and manufactured around the world. She was also part of the team that created the NCSA Mosaic software that led to Netscape and Internet Explorer. Ping has received numerous awards, including the Outstanding American by Choice award from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Ernst & Young and Inc. Magazine's Entrepreneur of the Year.
Jeffrey T. Hinson
Jeffrey T. Hinson has served as a member of our board of directors since 2005. Mr. Hinson has been President of YouPlus Media, LLC since June 2009. Previously, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Border Media Partners, LLC from 2007 to 2009, was a private financial consultant from 2005 to 2007 and served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Univision Communications Inc. from 2004 to 2005. He served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Univision Radio, the radio division of Univision, from 2003 to 2004. From 1997 to 2003, Mr. Hinson served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation, which was acquired by Univision in 2003 and became the radio division of Univision.
Chad Hollingsworth
Chad Hollingsworth has served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development at Liberty Media Corporation since 2016, where he focuses on investment opportunities within the telecom infrastructure, retail, sports and live entertainment sectors. He first joined Liberty Media in 2007, and has served as a director on several public and private company boards, including Backcountry.com, CommerceHub, Interval Leisure Group, Saavn Global Holdings, TruePosition and Ideiasnet. He also oversees several of Liberty’s existing venture investments, and was a member of the Investment Committee for Sound Ventures from 2015 to 2018.
Mr. Hollingsworth currently serves as a director for Rocky Mountain PBS, as well as Invest in Kids, both Colorado-based nonprofits. He has a strong passion for music, having played professionally as a jazz saxophonist from an early age, and served as the chairman of the board of KUVO, Denver’s jazz radio station, for three years prior to its merger with Rocky Mountain PBS in 2013. Mr. Hollingsworth received his B.S. from Stanford University, and is a CFA® charterholder.
Jimmy Iovine
Philanthropist and entrepreneur Jimmy Iovine has been a member of our board of directors since 2014. Iovine is a former music executive, engineer, and producer. He co-founded Interscope Records in 1990 and is widely regarded as a forward-thinking visionary in music. Iovine, and hip-hop pioneer Dr. Dre co-founded Beats Electronics (Beats by Dre) and Beats Music. The headphone empire and the music streaming service were both acquired by Apple in 2014. Alongside Andre “Dr. Dre” Young, he also co-founded the USC Iovine and Young Academy and the Iovine and Young Center (IYC).
Under Iovine, Interscope Records became home to some of the biggest artists in the world, including Dr. Dre, Nine Inch Nails, U2, The Black Eyed Peas, Eminem, and Lady Gaga. Iovine began his career in the studio producing works by John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Stevie Nicks, and many others.
Working together at Interscope Records led to an ongoing professional relationship between Iovine and Dr. Dre. Dr. Dre informed Iovine of wanting to launch something new, resulting in the music technology company Beats Electronics and the ensuing headphone, speaker, and earbud company, Beats by Dre, in 2006. In 2014, Iovine and Dr. Dre established Beats Music, a subscription-based streaming music service that offered a personalized experience for listeners. In 2024, Iovine also invested in Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg’s ready-to-drink cocktail brand Gin & Juice By Dre and Snoop. Iovine and Dr. Dre are the subjects of the docu-series “The Defiant Ones,” outlining their early lives, careers in the music industry, and beyond.
Through their experiences at Beats, Iovine and Dr. Dre learned education is siloed. Those entering the technology workforce needed a multidisciplinary background in order to succeed in today’s tech-driven global marketplace. In 2013, Iovine and Dr. Dre gave a $70 million endowment to the University of Southern California (USC) to create the USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation. The school offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs focused on the intersection of tech, design, business, and culture.
In 2022, Iovine and Dr. Dre expanded their educational efforts to high school curriculum, opening the first Iovine and Young Center (IYC) in Los Angeles. IYC is a real-world, project-based learning environment cultivating careers in design, technology, and entrepreneurship. The next IYC campus is set to open in Atlanta in the fall of 2024.
Iovine is also a board member of XQ Institute and other organizations. In 2022, he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for his contributions to the music industry. He has also been a guest on several speaking engagements, including the podcast series “Masters of Scale.”
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James S. Kahan has served as a member of our board of directors since 2007. Mr. Kahan is a former executive of AT&T where he spent nearly 38 years. During his tenure at AT&T and its predecessors, he oversaw approximately $300 billion of acquisitions and divestitures, including the acquisitions of Pacific Telesis (1997), Southern New England Telecommunications (1998), Ameritech (1999) and the former AT&T Corp. (2005), as well as Cingular Wireless' acquisition of AT&T Wireless (2004). He was also responsible for AT&T's acquisition of BellSouth Corp. in 2006. Mr. Kahan serves as a director of Amdocs Ltd. and a number of private companies.
Randall Mays
Randall Mays served on the board of Live Nation since our inception in 2005. Randall is Co-Managing Partner of Mays Family Enterprises and CEO of Running M Capital. Randall is also the Co-Founder of the NeuroElasticity Project, while learning and exploring opportunities within Consciousness. He sits on the boards of several companies and foundations. Previously, Randall spent over 15 years at Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia) holding various leadership roles including Vice Chairman, President and Chief Financial Officer.
Rich Paul
Rich Paul is the CEO and founder of KLUTCH Sports Group, the powerhouse agency representing some of the biggest athletes across major professional sports. Paul founded KLUTCH Sports in 2012 in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio, where he forged a unique and personal approach to representing top NBA talent – putting athletes first and empowering them to build careers and brands on and off the court.
In 2019, KLUTCH Sports partnered with United Talent Agency (UTA). Paul serves as UTA’s Head of Sports and is an agency partner, and was appointed to UTA’s Board of Directors in 2020. In 2019, Paul was named GQ’s “PowerBroker of the Year” and “The King Maker” on the cover of Sports Illustrated. In 2021, TIME recognized KLUTCH Sports on its first-ever list of TIME100 Most Influential Companies, and Variety recently named Paul to their “Variety500” list of the most influential business leaders shaping the global media industry. Paul is also credited with driving the reversal of the so-called “Rich Paul Rule,” which would have banned agents without a college degree from representing NCAA student athletes.
In 2021, Paul and three former Nike executives formed a company called ADOPT, a creative agency focused on sport, wellness, nutrition, tech and other consumer facing products. Paul joined the Board of Trustees of LACMA, the Board of Directors of Funko as well as the Board of Directors of Designer Brands Inc. in 2022. Paul is also a minority partner of The SpringHill Company.
Michael Rapino
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Michael Rapino is our President and Chief Executive Officer and has served in this capacity since 2005. He has also served on our board of directors since 2005.
Latriece Watkins
Latriece Watkins has served as a member of our board of directors since September 2021. Watkins is Executive Vice President of the Consumables division for Walmart U.S., the nation’s largest retailer. She plays a pivotal role in driving Walmart’s business success and in shaping the future of retailing. As one of Walmart’s largest divisions, she leads a business that, on its own, would be part of the Fortune 50.
Today, a majority of items on every American household shopping list fall in her portfolio. Watkins leads a team that oversees all omni merchandising strategies for the company’s baby, beauty, over-the counter pharmacy, household chemical and paper, personal care and pets business.
Over the course of her career, Watkins has held several key leadership positions in merchandising, human resources and store operations, and began at Walmart focused on the Company’s real estate disposition and development. She was tapped by Walmart’s CEO to lead a team focused on culture change and transformation across the enterprise. Because she has worked in so many different areas of the business, she brings a 360-degree approach to her leadership, all while keeping customers at the center of Walmart’s business.
Watkins has also championed a number of mentorship and diversity and inclusion initiatives at Walmart, including serving as chairperson for the African American Resource Groups for two terms. Currently, she leads the company’s criminal justice Shared Value Network team, which focuses on leveraging the company’s strengths and expertise to increase racial equity within the system. Watkins is admired across the industry as someone who leads with respect and lifts others. She champions DEI programs that create sustained, consistent and significant impact, both within her company and her community.
She is widely celebrated and recognized throughout the industry as a trailblazer, forging her own unique path to leadership and success. In 2020, Fortune included Watkins on a list of women most likely to land a spot on the Most Powerful Women list. In May 2021, she was awarded the Madam C.J. Walker Award for Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, an award that recognizes individuals who demonstrate an outstanding commitment to DEI. She was also named to Mass Market Retailers Most Influential Women in Retail.
Active in the community, Watkins currently serves as a board member for Thaden School, an independent school in downtown Bentonville, Arkansas that aims to provide holistic, enriching education to prepare students for college. She’s also a board member for Mercy Health Foundation of Northwest Arkansas. Latriece works with a variety of local and regional chapters of non-profit organizations, including the American Heart Association; Susan G. Komen Foundation; Big Brothers, Big Sisters; Boys and Girls Club and Winthrop Rockefeller Institute.
Watkins graduated from Spelman College with a B.A. in political science and received a JD at the University of Arkansas law school.