Deborah Dugan is a businesswoman who served as the president and CEO of the Recording Academy from August 2019 to January 2020. Dugan was the first woman to ever hold that position.

During her early years working in the music industry, Dugan had worked for EMI, Capitol Records, and SBK Records. She had also previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of (RED). (RED) was founded in 2006 by Bono and Bobby Shriver to engage businesses and consumers to help fight AIDS in Africa. (RED) partners with the world’s most iconic brands, such as Apple, Starbucks, and Converse, who contribute up to 50 perfect of profits from the sale of (RED)-branded products and services to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.

In June 2013, Dugan was included on Forbes “100 Most Powerful Women” list for Social Entrepreneurism.

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