Lauren Iossa

As EVP & CMO of ASCAP, Lauren Iossa is responsible for the organization’s strategic communications and brand development. She oversees global public relations and public affairs, internal and external communications, social media, advertising, events, brand partnerships, sponsorships and corporate marketing. Iossa has played an important role in transforming ASCAP’s public face during a time of tumultuous change in the music industry. She leads effective multi-platform marketing and communications campaigns to ensure that the voices of ASCAP members are heard loud and clear to protect the rights of music creators. She works with songwriters, composers and artists of all genres and generations, spotlighting and honoring their creative contributions and helping secure their legacies. She is the architect of one of ASCAP’s most successful brand initiatives, the ASCAP “I Create Music” EXPO. In 2024, she was awarded a Ragan Top Women in Marketing honor, and in 2019, she was among ASCAP women executives featured in the Billboard Power of Women issue.