Val Blavatnik is Managing Director, Warner Music North America, UK, & Corporate Development. In this role, he drives business and operational strategy across these markets while guiding the company’s investment strategy to support growth.
Val most recently served as Special Advisor to the CEO at WMG and before that, as Senior Director of Business Development for Warner Chappell Music (2023–2024). From 2021 to 2023, Val served on the investment team at LionTree, focused on the media and technology industries. From 2020 to 2023, he was also a production executive at Eden Productions, a TV and film production company founded by Richard Plepler. In addition, he is Special Advisor to Access Technology Ventures. In this capacity, he has led investment initiatives in the technology sector and was instrumental in advancing Access Industries’ investment in SpaceX. From 2016 to 2019, Val worked in the music industry, primarily as an artist manager. Since its founding in 2020,Val has served on the Board of Directors of the Warner Music Group/Blavatnik Family Foundation Social Justice Fund, which supports organizations working in historically underserved and marginalized communities.