User:Sambres8/Adam Leber

Adam Leber is an American talent manager, entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist. Currently a partner at Maverick Management, Leber manages Miley Cyrus, Labrinth, Noah Cyrus, LSD and more.

In 2017, Leber made his first appearance on Billboard’s Power 100 list, the publication’s annual ranking of executives driving the music industry, at #65 (shared with fellow Maverick partner Larry Rudolph).

Leber was born and raised in Queens, New York and currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife.

Early Career
Leber’s music industry career began while he was a student at University of Massachusetts Amherst, where his experience as a DJ and event promoter inspired him to drop out and pursue an internship at Loud Records. The internship at the record label led to a job in the label’s marketing department, where he worked with quintessential New York hip-hop artists such as Mobb Deep, Big Pun, and the Wu-Tang Clan.

Leber joined the pop world in 2001, managing tour sponsorships, arranging endorsement deals and road managing for a roster of stars that included *NSYNC, Dixie Chicks, Sean "Diddy" Combs, and Britney Spears.

Artist Management
In 2005, Leber partnered with Larry Rudolph and founded ReignDeer Entertainment, a full-service entertainment company involved in artist management, television and film production. Together they signed Miley Cyrus, and managed Britney Spears, Aerosmith, Will.i.am, Avril Lavigne, Fifth Harmony and more.

In 2014 Leber teamed up with Guy Oseary as well as 8 other established music managers and founded Maverick Management, which represents artists from a wide range of music genres including pop, hip-hop, rock, and country.

Technology
Leber began to focus on the tech industry in 2007 and diversified his business by starting an investment fund in 2008. Today Leber is an early investor in companies such as Uber, Everlane, Path, Airbnb, Acorns, Stance and Hyperloop. Currently he manages a multi-million dollar fund focused on consumer goods and technology, with investments in over 50 companies.

Philanthropy
Leber serves on the board of Miley Cyrus’s nonprofit Happy Hippie Foundation, dedicated to rallying young people to fight injustice facing homeless youth, LGBTQ youth, and other vulnerable populations. He also played an integral role in organizing the nationwide March For Our Lives protests against gun violence in 2018.