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Kris Ahrend

Board Governance Committee · Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce

Board Governance Committee at Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 1 organization on the Form 990 record.

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Ambiguous identity This name matches 2 other individuals we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
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Reported as Board Governance Committee of Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, based in Nashville, TN.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Kris Ahrend is Chief Executive Officer of The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC), leading the organization in distributing mechanical royalties to songwriters, composers, and music publishers. Under his leadership, the MLC has distributed over $1 billion in royalties since 2021.

He was named to Billboard magazine's 2022 Power List and received an Indie Spirit Award in 2021.

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CEO of MLC (since 2021 operations launch)

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Affiliations

Organizations

Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Board Governance Committee · $15.0M revenue · Nashville, TNTHE NASHVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FACILITATES COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP TO CREATE ECONOMIC PROSPERITY.Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Kris Ahrend

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Kris Ahrend 1 organization · Nashville, TNMechanical Licensing Collective
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Kris Ahrend 1 organization · Alexandria, VAAlliance of Artists and Recording Companies INC

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Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

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Former Director & President & CEO · FY2024
$685K
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President, Hcc · FY2024
$310K
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President, Hcc · FY2021
$242K
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Chief Economic Development · FY2024
$199K
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President, Hcc · FY2019
$195K
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President · FY2024
$183K
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Chief Economic Development Officer · FY2019
$178K
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Chief Growth Officer · FY2024
$177K
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Chief Talent Officer · FY2019
$169K
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VP, Brand & Operations · FY2024
$153K
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Chief Policy Officer · FY2021
$146K
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Manager, Member Developmen · FY2024
$141K

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org