Jeffrey Harleston
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Jeffrey Harleston is General Counsel and Executive Vice President of Business & Legal Affairs for Universal Music Group, where he serves on the executive management board. At UMG, he oversees business transactions, contracts, and litigation worldwide, along with government relations, trade, and anti-piracy activities, and he is also a co-founder of the UMG Task Force For Meaningful Change. During a 30-year career at UMG, he has also held senior roles including Interim Chairman of Def Jam Records, Executive Vice President/Head of Operations for Geffen Records, and Senior Vice President of Business & Legal Affairs for MCA Records. Before joining UMG, he was Associate Independent Counsel in the Iran/Contra investigation and prosecution, worked as a litigation associate at Covington & Burling, and earlier was an account executive at Saatchi & Saatchi Compton.
Updated 6 September 2026
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