Jesse Kearney

Jesse Kearney (COO, General Counsel, Co-Founder) is responsible for designing and implementing business strategies and goals for performance and growth. He oversees expansion activities, daily operations of the company and executives, and managing relationships with partners/sponsors. As General Counsel, Kearney manages licensing, publishing and music rights acquisitions, as well as provides counsel on strategic goals from a legal perspective. He also manages the daily operations and staff for STAGE. Kearney's previous experience as an attorney includes business, media and entertainment law, providing legal counsel to clients in theatre, film, television, music, and new media. He also counsels startups and entrepreneurs in forming and maintaining successful businesses. Kearney previously served as a business affairs associate at Samuel French, Inc. and an articles contributor to MusicRegulation.com. Kearney earned his J.D. from New York Law School and worked as a Post-Graduate Fellow with the Racial Justice Project at New York Law School. He received his MFA from New York University in the Musical Theater Writing Program, and his AB from Dartmouth College. Kearney is also an alumnus of the New Lawyers Institute of the New York City Bar Association. He serves on the board of Prospect Theater Company and the New York Law School Alumni Association Board. Bar Admission New York Professional Associations American Bar Association New York City Bar Association New York County Lawyers Association Dramatist Guild ASCAP