Vanessa Reed

Vanessa Reed is a passionate leader, advocate and changemaker in music with over two decades experience of supporting artists and organizations who are defining the future of music. Vanessa became President and CEO of New Music USA in August 2019 following a decade as CEO of PRS Foundation (UK) where she received multiple awards for her work and launched the international Keychange program for gender justice in music.

In 2018 Vanessa accepted Music Week’s Outstanding Contribution to Charity Award on behalf of PRS Foundation and was recognised by BBC Woman’s Hour as the 3rd most powerful woman in music after Beyoncé & Taylor Swift. https://bbc.in/2xI7q2y. In 2019, she was given an Ivors Academy Gold Badge award for her contribution to the music industry in the UK. Since moving to the US, Vanessa has focused on developing programs which respond to the changing landscape for artists and non-profits affected by the global pandemic and the inequities it has exposed.