Harvey Jay Mason Jr. (born June 3, 1968) is an American record producer, songwriter, movie producer, and CEO of The Recording Academy. He has written and produced songs for many famous artists, including Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, Deniece Williams, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Chris Brown, EXO, Red Velvet, Jonghyun, Taemin, and NCT. In addition, Mason Jr. has produced music for television and movies, such as Dreamgirls (featuring Beyoncé and Jennifer Hudson), Sparkle (with Whitney Houston), Pitch Perfect (with Hailee Steinfeld and Anna Kendrick), Sing and Sing 2 (with Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson and Tori Kelly), Straight Outta Compton (with Dr. Dre and Ice Cube), and The Wiz Live! (with Mary J. Blige and Neyo). On June 2019, Mason Jr. was elected chairman of The Recording Academy; on January 16, 2020 he was promoted to interim president and CEO of the company[1]. On May 13, 2021, Mason Jr. was established as The Recording Academy's CEO permanently[2].