George Howard

George Howard is an Associate Professor in the Music Business/Management Department at Berklee College of Music and Brown University. He is a cofounder of Acme Innovation, a media and entertainment investment firm, and founder of George Howard Strategic, a consulting company advising clients like Intel, National Public Radio, and Brown University on technology integration for brand growth.

• Education: MA, MBA, JD

His research and professional work focus on the intersection of music business, blockchain technology, and Web3 applications in the entertainment industry. He pioneered the first blockchain-based music licensing platform (Dequency) and the Song That Owns Itself project, which automates DAO creation for artists.

Howard has advised Grammy, Emmy, and Oscar-winning artists and was recognized by Berklee for teaching excellence. He serves as a strategic advisor to Algorand and founded the Open Music Initiative, a blockchain data interoperability consortium with Harvard and MIT.