Barbara Gerster

Barbara Gerster is an accomplished professional in music licensing, currently serving as Manager of Music Licensing at Universal Music Publishing Group since October 2022. Prior experience includes roles as Sync & Licensing Manager at Edition Intro Meisel GmbH from January 2021 to September 2022, and Licensing Manager at Hal Leonard Europe from October 2018 to December 2020. Barbara's career began in education as a Teacher of German as a foreign language at Humboldt-Institut E.V. from May 2013 to August 2018, and also included a role as Content Manager at IDAGIO from January 2015 to February 2017. Educational qualifications include a Master of Arts in Comparative Literature from Freie Universität Berlin and a Bachelor of Arts in German Literature and Politics from the University of Konstanz. Additionally, studies were pursued at St. Olaf College from 2011 to 2012.