Jim Roppo is the President and COO of REPUBLIC Collective, following a decade of groundbreaking success at Republic Records.

In his expanded role, he now oversees strategy and operations for Universal Music Group’s East Coast Collective of labels—including Island Records, Def Jam Recordings, Mercury Records, and Republic Records—further cementing his influence across some of the industry’s most iconic brands.

Under his leadership, Republic Records has dominated the charts, securing the title of Billboard’s “Hot 100 Label of the Year” in ten of the past eleven years and maintaining its position as the nation’s #1 label for the past decade.