Panos Panay (music executive)

For the former Microsoft executive, see Panos Panay (Microsoft).
Panos A. Panay
Panos Panay portrait
Born (1972-06-25) 25 June 1972 (age 52)
Cyprus
NationalityCypriot, American
Alma materBerklee College of Music (BM Business Management), IE Business School/Brown University (Executive MBA Studies)
Occupation(s)President, The Recording Academy/Grammy Awards
Known forSVP Global Strategy & Innovation Berklee School of Music, Founder & CEO of Sonicbids, Co-Founder Open Music Initiative, Founder, Berklee Institute for Creative Entrepreneurship
Websitehttps://twobeatsahead.com/

Panos Andreas Panay (born Panayiotis Andreas Panayiotou June 25, 1972) is a Cyprus-born entrepreneur, executive and author. Panay currently holds the post of President of the Recording Academy alongside CEO Harvey Mason Jr. Previously he was the Senior Vice President of Global Strategy & Innovation at Berklee College of Music. He founded Berklee Institute for Creative Entrepreneurship,[1] and founded the online platform Sonicbids, which was later acquired by Backstage Magazine.[2][3] Panay is a Fellow at MIT Connection Science at the MIT Media Lab, and also founded the Open Music Initiative.[4]

  1. ^ WBZ News (29 January 2014). "Berklee College Of Music Starts New Program For Teaching Business Side Of Things". cbsnews.com. CBS Broadcasting. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Backstage Acquires Sonicbids". Backstage. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Panos A. Panay | Berklee".
  4. ^ "Open Music Initiative - Co Founders". Open Music. Open Music Initiative. Retrieved 25 April 2023.