Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
Golnar Khosrowshahi is the founder and CEO of Reservoir Media Management, Inc., an independent music publisher based in New York City. Golnar started the company in 2007 and has helped it grow into a global boutique publisher with offices in Toronto and London. Golnar Khosrowshahi also served as a director for the New York Philharmonic starting in 2022. Additionally, they held roles as director and president & chair for SILKROAD, a nonprofit organization founded by cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Golnar has also served as a director for Restaurant Brands International and Nomad Foods.
Golnar Khosrowshahi obtained a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from Bryn Mawr College in 1993. Later, they pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Columbia Business School from 1995 to 1997.
Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
Reservoir is an independent music company based in New York City and with offices in Los Angeles, Nashville, Toronto, London, and Abu Dhabi. It is the first female-founded and led publicly traded independent music company in the U.S. Founded as a family-owned music publisher in 2007, the company has grown to represent over 150,000 copyrights and 36,000 master recordings with titles dating as far back as 1900, and hundreds of #1 releases worldwide. Reservoir frequently holds a Top 10 U.S. Market Share according to Billboard’s Publishers Quarterly, was twice named Publisher of the Year by Music Business Worldwide’s The A&R Awards, and won Independent Publisher of the Year at both the 2020 and 2022 Music Week Awards. Its publishing catalog includes historic pieces written and performed by greats like Joni Mitchell, Billy Strayhorn, Hoagy Carmichael, and John Denver; the contemporary-classic catalogs of Sheryl Crow and Phantogram; and current award-winning hits performed by the likes of Lady Gaga, Camila Cabello, Bruno Mars, Cardi B and more. The company’s roster of active writers and producers includes the award-winning James Fauntleroy, Ali Tamposi, and Jamie Hartman, plus popular performing artists 2 Chainz, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, and Migos’ Offset. Reservoir’s collection of film music includes rights to scores created by award-winning composer-producer Hans Zimmer, as heard in the motion pictures The Lion King, the Pirates of the Caribbean series, Gladiator, The Dark Knight Trilogy, and over 150 other titles. The company also represents a multitude of recorded music through Chrysalis Records, Tommy Boy Music, and Philly Groove Records and manages artists through its ventures with Blue Raincoat Music and Big Life Management.