Elizabeth Matthews

{{Short description|American media executive}}

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| name = Elizabeth Matthews

| alma_mater = Purdue University (BA)

Emory University School of Law (JD)

| employer = ASCAP

| title =CEO

| boards = Songwriters Hall of Fame{{Cite web |title=About {{!}} Songwriters Hall of Fame |url=https://www.songhall.org/about |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=www.songhall.org}}

International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers

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Elizabeth Matthews is an American media executive and attorney. She is the CEO of American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), a position she has held since 2018.{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/earshot/elizabeth-matthews-named-ascap-ceo-763174|title=Elizabeth Matthews Named ASCAP CEO|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=2018-02-12|language=en}} She was previously executive VP and general counsel at ASCAP and executive vp and deputy general counsel at Viacom Media Networks.{{Cite web |last=Lieberman |first=David |date=2015-01-13 |title=Former Viacom Exec Elizabeth Matthews To Run ASCAP |url=https://deadline.com/2015/01/ascap-ceo-elizabeth-matthews-viacom-1201348475/ |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

An advocate for artist rights,{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7445862/ascap-ceo-elizabeth-matthews-interview-justice-department|title=ASCAP CEO Elizabeth Matthews on Fighting Back Against the Department of Justice's Licensing Ruling 'Games of Thrones'-Style|work=Billboard|access-date=2018-02-12}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/04/business/media/ascap-topped-1-billion-in-revenue-last-year.html|title=Ascap Topped $1 Billion in Revenue Last Year, Lifted by Streaming|last=Sisario|first=Ben|date=2015-03-03|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-02-12|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}} Matthews has appeared on the CNBC Changemakers list {{Cite web |last=Rosenbaum |first=Eric |date=2025-02-24 |title=Elizabeth Matthews |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/24/elizabeth-matthews-2025-changemakers.html |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=CNBC |language=en}} and the Billboard Power 100.{{Cite web |last=DiGiacomo |first=Frank |date=2025-01-27 |title=Rights Organizations on Billboard’s 2025 Power 100 List |url=https://www.billboard.com/p/right-organizations-billboard-power-list-2025/ |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}