Kevin Liles Net Worth: Record Executive and Entrepreneur

Kevin Liles, an American record executive and entrepreneur, has a net worth of $60 million dollars. He served as President of Def Jam Records and executive vice president of The Island Def Jam Music Group. During his tenure as President, Def Jam revenues doubled to $400 million. He oversaw the diversification of the Def Jam brand, including establishing Def Jam South, Def Soul, Def Soul Classics, Roc-A-Fella and Murder Inc.

Liles was born on February 27, 1968, in Baltimore, Maryland, where he graduated from Woodlawn High School. In 1991 he became an unpaid intern for Def Jam in the Mid-Atlantic region. By 1993, he had become the Mid-Atlantic Marketing Manager and by 1998, after only seven years, Liles accepted the position of President of the Def Jam Music Group. He worked at Warner Music Group from 2004 to 2009, serving as executive vice president, before stepping down to pursue entrepreneurial endeavors.

Kevin Liles is married to Erika and has one daughter from a previous relationship and two children from a previous marriage. He and Erika have a daughter named Genevieve.

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