NEETA RAGOOWANSI
Senior Counsel, Global Citizen & Global Co-Chair,
WOMEN IN MUSIC
Neeta Ragoowansi,
SVP, Biz Dev & Legal/Co-Founder (NPREX) & Global Co-Chair, Chapter Expansion (WIM) / MMF-US
NPREX (National Performing Rights Exchange)/Women in Music/MMF-US
She has been an entertainment attorney and music business professional for over 25 years, and is Co-Founder and Senior Vice-President, Business Development & Legal Affairs for USA based, NPREX (National Performing Rights Exchange), the first-ever online platform for direct licensing of music performance and synch rights. She was head of artist-label relations/legal counsel for US digital performance rights society, SoundExchange; Women in Music’s President; TuneSat’s VP of Biz Dev/Legal; and The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the National Symphony Orchestra’s Assistant General Counsel. Neeta is also a consultant re: licensing/rights management and strategic advisor, business development resource and legal counsel to entertainment and tech industry clients in her New York based practice. Neeta is a recipient of the Women in Music Trailblazers Award at Midem 2018; serves on the boards of Women in Music (& Global Co-Chair, Chapter Expansion), American Bar Association’s Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries and Music Managers Forum-US; was board governor of The Recording Academy (Grammy organization) for over a decade; has served as panelist/speaker at over 200 music industry conferences; has a B.A. from Emory University and J.D. from American University, and is actively performing musician and award winning songwriter. Neeta is a proud co-curator of All About Music.