Abe Burns is a Los Angeles-based music executive and technology investor.
Burns is currently the head of the digital for the talent management company Maverick (company), whose clients include U2 and Amy Schumer. He’s also a partner at Sound Ventures, a venture capital firm founded by the Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary, Madonna’s manager.
Under Burns’s guidance, since 2010 Kutcher and Oseary have been early round or seed investors in Uber Technologies, Airbnb, Spotify, and other tech companies.
Prior to Maverick, Burns has held roles at companies including Sony Music, Epic Records, Variety (magazine), and Career Artist Management.
In 2011, Burns was recognized on Billboard (magazine)'s "30 Under 30" list.