Luke Wood

Luke Foster Wood (born February 1969) is the former president of Beats Electronics, having served from 2012 to 2020.
==Education==
Wood earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in American Studies from in 1991.Luke Wood, LinkedIn. Accessed 2022-02-09.
==Career==
In 1991, Wood joined as director of publicity and rose to become the director of marketing by 1993. In 1997, he became the executive VP of at .
===Interscope===
In November 2003, DreamWorks Records was acquired by and merged into its label, co-founded by Jimmy Iovine. By 2007, Wood had become the chief strategy officer of Interscope while also functioning as the president of .
===Beats===
In February 2011, Wood was recruited by Iovine to become the head of operations at Beats Electronics. After helping to organize the sale of Beats to Apple Inc. in August 2014 for $3 billion, Wood became a VP at Apple and continued to manage Beats as a subsidiary until April 30, 2020, when he decided to step down from the company. Wood was succeeded by Oliver Schusser, the head of Apple Music (formerly Beats Music).Longtime Beats President Luke Wood to Step Down by Emily Jensen, HypeBeast. 2020-04-18.Apple Music boss Oliver Schusser to run Beats brand as Luke Wood steps down by Murray Stassen, Music Business Worldwide. 2020-04-20.
==Personal life==
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Wood is married to writer Sophia Nardin. They reside in Silvertop, a home above the that was originally designed by for industrialist .Inside Beats President Luke Wood’s John Lautner-Designed L.A. Home by Christina Binkley, WSJ. Magazine. 2018-01-15. Their daughter Ella played football for . Despite being undefeated, the team was later forced to forfeit their wins by the on account that girls were not allowed.She can play all right — if they'll just let her by Chris Erskine, Los Angeles Times. 2013-03-27. Public outrage forced the league to reverse its decision and she was again allowed to play with her team, which became the league champion.Brighter, still by Chris Erskine, Los Angeles Times. 2013-12-25.
==Videos==
Luke Wood '91- From Wesleyan to Beats by Dr. Dre
Luke Wood (president of Beats) at Music Matters 2011
Understanding Conflict and Failure Through Music Subculture - Luke Wood - TEDx
==References==
==External links==
*Luke Wood official website
*Luke Wood at the Beats by Dre Wiki
* at Wikipedia
Category:Former Apple employees