Susan Meisel
InvestorEVP, Corporate Deputy General Counsel, Sony Music Entertainment at The 98
New York, New York, United States
About
Susan Meisel is Executive Vice President, Corporate Deputy General Counsel, and Head of M&A and Strategic Investments at Sony Music Entertainment, where she oversees worldwide mergers, acquisitions, and strategic investments. She has extensive experience in global transactions across media, entertainment, and digital sectors, with expertise in cross-border transactions, financing, governance, risk management, competition law, and intellectual property matters.
Experience
- Sony Music EntertainmentExecutive Vice President, Corporate Deputy General Counsel, Head of M&A and Strategic Investmentscurrent2023 β present
- Sony Music EntertainmentSenior Vice President, Corporate Deputy General Counsel2008 β 2023
- International Bar AssociationOfficer, Corporate Law and M&A Committee, Secretary, Private Equity Subcommitteecurrent2024 β present
- The 98Membercurrent2019 β present
- LiricaMember Board of Directorscurrent2017 β presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- Credit SuisseVice President and Counsel2006 β 2008
- Village Voice MediaSenior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary2002 β 2006
- Institute of International EducationGeneral Counsel, Director of Legal Services1998 β 2002
- ViacomVice President, Law and Business Affairs, General Counsel, Viacom New Media1993 β 1996
- SonyCounsel, Sony Electronic Publishing Company1992 β 1993
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPCorporate/Finance Associate1986 β 1992
Education
- Georgetown LawJD1983 β 1986
- Cornell UniversityCornell Tech Certificate Program, Board of Directors Forum2025
- Cornell UniversityCornell Tech Certificate Program, Board Governance: Navigating Emerging Technologies and Future Frontiers2023
- Georgetown UniversityB.A., Comparative Government1983 β 1986
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillB.A., Political Science
- Jonathan Dayton Regional High School
Skills & more
Corporate Governance
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Same school
Also attended Georgetown Law73
Matt GersonInvestor at RevolutionMichelle CuttlerInvestor at DN CapitalAnn Crady WeissInvestor at True VenturesAndy WeissmanPartner at Union Square Ventures (USV)Zachary BogueCo-Founder and Managing Partner at DCVC (Data Collective)Lee ShapiroPartner at 7wire Ventures
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Also attended Cornell University718
Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMicah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North America
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Also attended Georgetown University379
Trae StephensPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of AndurilLuciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Tobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesAna AndreescuInvestor at Index VenturesTed LeonsisFounder & Partner, Revolution Growth at Revolution
+ 373 more
Also attended The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill203
Clint MyersInvestor at RevolutionMahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionEric WagnerVP of Research and Data at Redpoint VenturesSoul DayanInvestor at True VenturesAlex LimInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Alex TaubPrincipal at QED Investors
+ 197 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Credit Suisse566
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesAryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersNic LowdenInvestor at Moonfire VenturesLeone PattofattoOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures
+ 560 more
Also worked at Village Voice Media3
Also worked at Institute of International Education6
Dario VasquezProgram Manager at The Innovation SpaceNatsuki TamuraInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalJanae HollandAssociate at Juvo VenturesAudre KapacinskasPrincipal, Head of Ecosystem Development at S2G InvestmentsDzung DangFounder at Nano TechnologiesKelly LindbergInnovation Partner Program Manager at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Also worked at Viacom38
Yusill ScribnerInvestments at Impact America FundAllen DuanVenture Partner at Differential VenturesAllen DuanVenture Partner, Enterprise Tech and AI at B4 CapitalStephen DierksDirector, Head of Talent, Fintech at Oak HC/FTJennifer DavisExecutive Director, BOOST at Suffolk TechnologiesSaxon BaumManaging Partner at Florida Funders
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