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Carletta Higginson

Energizer · DISC type I
EVP, Chief Digital Officer at Warner Music Group
📍 Brooklyn, New York, United States

Carletta is the EVP and Chief Digital Officer at Warner Music Group, where she leads global digital partnerships and commercial innovation. A Columbia Law graduate, she previously spent a decade at Google, rising to Global Head of Music Publishing for YouTube, combining deep legal expertise with strategic business development in media.

Her passion for the arts is rooted in a musical upbringing by her immigrant parents. This extends to her community work, where she serves on the Board of Trustees for Berklee College of Music and supports youth music careers through the advisory board for Sound Thinking NYC.

Interesting fact: She began her career as a litigator defending music copyrights before moving to Google to help build the digital licensing frameworks she once argued in court.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
EVP, Chief Digital Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Personality Overview

How Carletta shows up

Relationship Oriented
Believer
Enthusiastic

They are people oriented, friendly and like creating new connections. They excel at seeing the bigger picture, and the long-term impact of their decisions. Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.

Priorities

Topics Carletta cares about

Digital Music Licensing
Her career has centered on music rights, from litigating copyright cases to building the licensing framework for YouTube and now overseeing global partnerships for Warner Music Group.
AI in Music
She publicly discusses using AI as a creative tool for artists, such as enabling them to release songs in different languages to connect with global fanbases.
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Career

Work history

10-2023
EVP, Chief Digital Officer
Warner Music Group
11-2021 - 10-2023
Senior Director, Global Head of Music Publishing, YouTube
Google
1-2019 - 11-2021
Director, Global Head of Music Publishing, YouTube
Google
11-2018 - 1-2019
Director, Music Publishing, North America - YouTube and Google Play Music
Google
7-2017 - 11-2018
Head of Music Publishing Business Development, North America - YouTube and Google Play Music
Google
In the press

Media appearances

Carletta Higginson - Warner Music Group. Featured in Warner Music Group
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Warner Music Group Names Carletta Higginson EVP, Chief Digital Officer. Featured in Warner Music Group News
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Education
2000 - 2003
Juris Doctorate
Columbia Law School
1995 - 1999
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
New York University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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