Activist Artists Management has promoted Anna Kolander to Partner.
Kolander, who is based in Nashville, has spent 13 years at the company, having joined as an assistant in 2013.
She previously served as Senior Manager / Head of A&R at Activist, and is the day-to-day manager for The Lumineers.
In that role, she supports all aspects of the band’s global touring and recording activity, according to the company.
The promotion was announced on Thursday (May 21).
“Anna is a thoughtful and strategic leader,” said Activist founding partner Bernie Cahill.
“We’re proud to welcome her into the Activist partnership.”
Bernie Cahill
Added Cahill: “She brings a rare combination of creative instinct, operational rigor, and deep care for the people she works with.
“We’re proud to welcome her into the Activist partnership.”
Kolander said: “To step into this role after beginning my career alongside the leadership of Activist is incredibly meaningful.
“I’m grateful for the opportunity to have learned from such an incredible team and proud of all we’ve accomplished together.
“I look forward to continuing to support our artists and partners in impactful and innovative ways in the years ahead.”
“To step into this role after beginning my career alongside the leadership of Activist is incredibly meaningful.”
Anna Kolander
Kolander will continue to operate out of Activist‘s Nashville office while taking on an expanded leadership role across the broader business.
She was named Senior Director of A&R/Creative at Activist in 2020, having started at the company as an assistant in the Nashville office.
Activist’s clients include The Lumineers, Bobby Weir, Dwight Yoakam, the Grateful Dead, Dead & Company (co-managed with Azoff/Moir), Leif Vollebekk, The Pretty Reckless, Young the Giant, and Orville Peck, as well as actors Ken Watanabe and David Alan Grier, screenwriter Terry Rossio (co-managed with Lumify Entertainment), known for Pirates of the Caribbean, Godzilla vs. Kong, and Oscar-winning media company Lion Forge Entertainment.
The last time Activist promoted an executive to Partner was in 2021, when Caitlin Stone joined the partnership.
The firm, which describes itself as “a full-service management firm founded on the belief that artists, actors, and brands can create positive change in the world,” has offices in Los Angeles, New York, Nashville, and Atlanta.Music Business Worldwide
