The Recording Academy has promoted Todd Dupler to chief advocacy & public policy officer, effective immediately. In his role, Dupler oversees the advocacy division focused on championing creators’ rights and elevating policy issues that stand to affect the music community. He also orchestrates cross-departmental efforts to advance the overall advocacy goals of the Recording Academy and coordinates state and local advocacy with the Academy’s 12 regional chapters.
“Through his remarkable tenure of nearly 12 years at the Academy, Todd has proven his unwavering commitment to accelerating change within the music community,” Harvey Mason jr., CEO of the Recording Academy, said in a statement. “His guidance has been vital to the Academy’s year-round efforts of advocating for creators’ rights and advancing pro-music legislation.”
Dupler previously served as vp of advocacy & public policy and acting chief advocacy & public policy officer since December 2021, leading the Academy’s team in Washington, D.C. and coordinating all the Academy’s advocacy and government affairs efforts. Since taking the role, Dupler has expanded the Academy’s state and local advocacy work, resulting in new pro-music laws in multiple states, including California’s landmark Decriminalizing Artistic Expression Act.
He also relaunched the Academy’s signature advocacy programs, Grammys on the Hill and District Advocate. Under his leadership, these initiatives supported the passage of the PEACE Through Music Diplomacy Act, which was signed into law at the end of 2022. Joining the Academy in 2012, Dupler has helped secure legislative achievements such as the Music Modernization Act and the Better Online Tickets Sales Act, and launched the Grammy Fund for Music Creators, the Academy’s political action committee.
Dupler is a member of the State Bar of Texas and serves on the board of the Copyright Alliance. He received a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. and a bachelor of arts degree in history and political science from Baylor University in Waco, Tex.
