Live Nation Names Ali Harnell Pres./Chief Strategy Officer of Women Nation

Ali Harnell

LIVE NATION has appointed veteran concert promoter Ali Harnell Pres./Chief Strategy Officer of WOMEN NATION. Previously SVP/Global Touring for AEG PRESENTS, HARNELL will lead strategy and all efforts to advance and support women in the live music business, as well as create and develop female-led and female-driven content. LIVE NATION’s existing programs targeted to women include 21 chapters of We Nation, an employee-led group focused on empowering and connecting; Future Nation, a gender-balanced career development program; and the Women Nation Fund, an investment fund that provides capital to female entrepreneurs in the promotions and events industry. 

“ALI’s decades of experience and insight into the opportunities and challenges for women in the live music business make her a powerful champion for the women of LIVE NATION,” LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT Pres./CEO MICHAEL RAPINO said. “Our goal is to work together to find scalable ways to empower the women at our company, and across the industry as a whole.”

“I am truly excited to dive into this new venture where I can combine my experience and relationships with my passion to help drive this historical and aspirational time of change for women,” said HARNELL. “It feels especially apropos to announce this on the first day of WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH.”

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