Diane Pearson Elected President of Leadership Music Board
New Leadership Music President Diane Pearson received the ceremonial President’s Cup during today’s annual Board Meeting from immediate Past President Neal Spielberg.
Nashville, TN (8/27/26) – Leadership Music has selected Diane Pearson of City National Bank to lead the Leadership Music board for the 2026-27 fiscal year. Located in Nashville, Leadership Music, in its 38th year, is one of the nation’s top leadership programs designed for established leaders in the music industry. Pearson, a member of the LM Class of 2007, is Senior Vice President, Entertainment & Sports Division at City National Bank Nashville.
She said, “Leadership Music is an organization I care deeply about, and it is an honor to serve as Board President once again. I’ve seen firsthand the impact this organization has on the people who shape our creative community, and I’m continually inspired by the passion, talent, and generosity of our alumni. I’m excited to work alongside this outstanding board and our incredible staff as we continue to strengthen Leadership Music and its mission for the future.”
Officers joining Pearson are President-Elect Steve Eggart of Ground Control Business Management, Past President Neal Spielberg of Spielberg Entertainment, Treasurer Catherine Moore of Farris, Self and Moore, and Jackie Patillo of the Gospel Music Association as Secretary. Other members of the Executive Committee include Veteran Agent Brad Bissell, Andrew Kautz of Kautz & Associates, Manuel Delgado of Delgado Guitars, Scott Gerow of Battery Lane Music, Tera Healy of The Recording Academy, and Rondal Richardson of the Music Community Foundation.
Leadership Music has appointed four new board members, including Mitch Glazier of Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Scott Jungmichel of SESAC, Stacy Blythe of Big Loud Records, and Kris Ahrend of The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC).
Will Cheek and Lynn Morrow of Adams & Reese LLP serve as legal counsel.
The complete board list:
Kris Ahrend, The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC)
Brad Bissell, Veteran Agent
Stacy Blythe, Big Loud Records
Manuel Delgado, Delgado Guitars
Nic Dugger, MultyCam/TNDV: Television LLC
Beville Dunkerley, Maverick Nashville
Craig Dunn, One Spark Entertainment
Steve Eggart, Ground Control Business Management
Randall Foster, Symphonic
Joe Galante, Galante Entertainment
Scott Gerow, Battery Lane Music
Mitch Glazier, Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
Tera Healy, The Recording Academy
Phil Hughley, Musician/Songwriter
Scott Jungmichel, SESAC
Michelle Tigard Kammerer, Amazon Music
Andrew Kautz, Kautz & Associates
Victoria Mason, Warner Music Nashville
Gina Waters Miller, Waters Edge Entertainment
Catherine Moore, Farris, Self and Moore
Jason Oschwald, Big Spring Entertainment
Jackie Patillo, Gospel Music Association
Diane Pearson, City National Bank
Rondal Richardson, Music Community Foundation
Leslie Richter, Belmont University
Colin Rushing, Digital Media Association (DiMA)
Neal Spielberg, Spielberg Entertainment
Leadership Music was founded in 1989 by 12 music industry executives who had graduated from Leadership Nashville. They recognized that there was something unique to the Nashville music community, a sense of camaraderie—and there was a need for a program designed to ensure and protect the dialogue and relationship-building within the music community. To date, the program has graduated 1,400 leaders from across the country in virtually every segment of the entertainment industry, as well as community leaders, including two Nashville mayors, the deputy chief of police, and a Tennessee Congressman.
Leadership Music is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization founded in 1989 providing programs designed to further communication and understanding among facets of the entertainment business and to assist established leaders in their roles as decision-makers. The eight-month program explores how all elements of the industry operate, individually and cooperatively from record labels, artist management, music production, live entertainment, songwriting, music publishing, media, new technology, marketing, and more.
Contact:
Margy Holland
Margy@leadershipmusic.org
615-770-7090 (office)
615-397-7671 (mobile)