Russ Rieger

Russ Rieger is a Grammy-nominated senior record executive and experienced leader in the entertainment industry. He served as General Manager and EVP of Creative for Madonna’s Maverick Records, where he built the company into a freestanding label with over a hundred employees and strong revenues.

Prior to his work with Maverick, Russell was the GM of London Records and oversaw the highly prestigious electronic music record label FFRR.

As an entrepreneur, Russell started his own music management company, founded an entertainment-marketing firm and, prior to joining Magna, lead his own consulting company working with technology start-ups in the entertainment sector.

His work with Magna is underpinned by a unique understanding of and respect for talent, driven by his experiences working with such luminary artists as: Prodigy, Alanis Morissette, Muse, the Deftones, Portishead, Salt n’ Pepa, Meat Puppets, Paul Weller, The Replacements, The Del Fuegos, and Cyndi Lauper, as well as his work on movie soundtracks, including The Matrix.