SVP Business Development & Operations,
Greenlight / Live Nation Entertainment
Greenlight / Live Nation Entertainment
Sessions Info
February 05, 2018
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Venice / Peninsula
Chris Sumner
Chris is responsible for business development & operations at Live Nation’s award-winning creative agency & production studio, Greenlight. Prior to Greenlight, Chris oversaw Live Nation’s original content venture with Vice Media – Live Nation TV – and helped to build Live Nation’s film and TV business, structuring deals for recent hits including Puff Daddy’s ‘Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop’ and Lady Gaga’s ‘Five Foot Two’.
Prior to Live Nation, Chris held a variety of senior corporate and business development roles at Sony Music, EMI Music, and The Chernin Group, starting out his career as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company.
Chris holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar, and an MA from Oxford University. He’s an avid skier, squash and rugby player, and lives in Venice, CA with his wife and young dog, Churro.
Prior to Live Nation, Chris held a variety of senior corporate and business development roles at Sony Music, EMI Music, and The Chernin Group, starting out his career as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company.
Chris holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar, and an MA from Oxford University. He’s an avid skier, squash and rugby player, and lives in Venice, CA with his wife and young dog, Churro.