Rich Holtzman has made a career of helping people tell stories and has had a long and successful career working with musical and visual artists to help them tell theirs and build careers out of their creativity. In his role as PTM Foundation Board Chair, he is a leader in the development of organizational strategy, messaging, fundraising, partnerships, and charitable giving.
Rich has run some of the most respected record labels and managed the careers of many artists, from the most esoteric to those that fill arenas. He has worked with Portugal. The Man as their manager since the release of their debut record, helping them rise from weirdo indie kids to weirdo Grammy winners. Committed to doing things their own way Rich and Portugal. The Man have taken an unusual path to their success whilst making it one of the greatest development stories in the history of modern music.
Rich continues to serve as Portugal. The Man’s manager as well as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Artist Development at AEG Presents. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife of 19 years, 12 year old son, and 11 year old Shepard rescue.