Who is Mike Greene? All You Need To Know About Him!

• Mike Greene is an American arts executive who served as head of NARAS.
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  He was also the president and CEO of Artist Tribe and myMuse.
• Greene held a high-ranking position at Universal Video Corporation in Indianapolis.

Greene was born in San Francisco, California, to Gladys and Harry Greene. At the start of his career, he often acted in westerns and was known for more than 100 roles in TV and movies. One of his films in 1962 was called This is Not a Test, where he was credited as Mike Green.

Terri McIntyre, who used to work for Mike Greene, the president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences from the late 1980s to 2002, has taken legal action against him. She claims he harassed and assaulted her. Terri, who was the executive director of the Los Angeles chapter from 1994 to 1996, filed a 55-page lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court, accusing Greene of sexual harassment, negligence, and harassment.

The legal case was initiated last Wednesday. It claims that Greene and/or the Academy tried to hide something, mentioning the Recording Academy. Let’s explore the background of the ex-Grammy CEO, who has had a remarkable career.

Greene learned about ceramics at the University of Georgia, earned a business degree from West Georgia College, and received a special music doctorate from the University of Southern California. He also got honorary degrees from Temple University and Berklee School of Music.

Growing up in a family of Big Band leaders, Greene began his career as a singer-songwriter and worked as a producer and recording artist for Warner Brothers, Mercury Records, and GRC Recordings.

Greene founded Total Entertainment & Media Productions, Inc. and The Cable Marketing Group Ltd., among the earliest companies specializing in creating, advising, and placing ads for cable television. In 1981, Greene also established one of the world’s first cable video music networks called The Video Music Channel.

VMC, a company with over 4 million subscribers, was a top player in creating live events and diverse video music shows. After including regular TV stations in its network, VMC appointed Greene as the vice president and general manager of WVEU, the main station in Atlanta, Georgia.

During that period, Greene held a high-ranking position at Universal Video Corporation in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company created sixteen hours of new shows daily for Prudential, which was the pioneer in Direct Broadcast Satellite Service.

While Greene was president, the academy organized lots of educational programs all over the country and the world. He also created two foundations and was their president. Every year, the Grammy Foundation spends over $4 million on grants and education for more than 2 million people.

They helped Congress to start the National Coalition for Music Education, the National Recording Registry to save important recordings, and coalitions to support PBS, NPR, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Greene got a Georgy Award and was put in the Georgia Music Hall of Fame for his musical contributions. He also got Honorary and Special Doctorates in Music from the University of Southern California.

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