Jesus Gonzalez

Jesus Gonzalez is currently the VP of Latin Music at BMI. Prior to their current position, Jesus was the VP of Music Partnerships at Octagon from November 2016 to June 2017. In this role, Jesus was responsible for building effective teams and positioning the company to maximize brand integrations and partnerships between corporate clients. Jesus also contributed to hiring and directing staff as well as overseeing strategy across the client portfolio.

Some of Jesus's key contributions include Evangelizing and spearheading the ROI and bottom-line impact of well-crafted and executed music partnership as music subject matter expert for internal and external partners. Additionally, Jesus secured partnerships with influential clients such as MasterCard, Hyatt, Delta, Allstate, and Royal Caribbean. Lastly, Jesus guided global event activations including Grammy’s, Latin Grammy’s, Sprint/TIDAL, Cannes Film Festival, UEFA Champion’s League, and CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Before their time at Octagon, Jesus was the SVP of Brands & Partnerships at Universal Music Group from July 2017 to July 2020. Prior to that role, Jesus was the Director of Brand Partnerships at Universal Music Group from April 2013 to October 2016.

Jesus's career in music started when they co-founded Maleco Music, LLC in January 2009 where they served as Principal until April 2013.

Jesus Gonzalez has a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from the University of California, Riverside. Jesus also has a certification from USC Marshall School of Business in their Management Development Program.

Some of their coworkers include Jamie Long - AVP, General Services & Facilities, Liz Fischer - SVP, Corporate Communications & Marketing, and Karen Buse - Managing Director, European Society Relations. Their manager is Michael O’Neill, President and CEO.