Linda Moran

Linda Jasmin Moran is an American music executive. She is the CEO and President of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, appointed by Hal David in 2001. She was the first female executive at Warner Music Group and worked at Atlantic Records in previous years. Moran has been nicknamed the "godmother" to music's top executives and artists. Career Atlantic Records Linda Moran joined Atlantic Records in 1970 as Executive Assistant to Vice Chairman Sheldon Vogel.  In 1983, she was promoted to Assistant Vice President of the label. Upon her promotion to Vice President of Atlantic Records in 1985, Vogel commented, “Linda has developed into an indispensable member of our executive team, bringing her considerable knowledge and experience to bear on every fact of corporate administration.” In 1989 she became a Senior VP at the label. Warner Music Group Moran was the first female executive at Warner Music Group, appointed in 1991 as VP/Group & External Relations. About her working years at Warner Music Group, upon honoring Moran with the Recording Academy's Hero Award, Time Warner CEO Jerry Levin commented, “I checked our records, and I see that Linda started working for our music group at Atlantic in 1970… And we’ve been working for her ever since.” While at Warner Music Group, Moran was concurrently secretary/treasurer at New York NARAS.