Executive Turntable: Valeisha Butterfield Joins Guitar Center Music Foundation As CEO & Executive Director

Valeisha Butterfield has been appointed as CEO and executive director of Guitar Center Music Foundation. Butterfield previously served as co-president of The Recording Academy alongside Harvey Mason jr. . She first joined The Recording Academy in 2020 as its first chief officer of diversity and inclusion, coming in from Google where she served as the company’s global head of inclusion. Upon her departure from the Recording Academy, she returned to Google as vp of partnerships. She served as co-president alongside Harvey Mason jr. for a year, departing from the Recording Academy amicably.