Eduard is the Director of Independent Music Business Development & Partnerships at YouTube. Eduard oversees YouTube's independent music business globally; licensing catalogs from hundreds of independent labels and distributors and driving partnerships with the industry to make YouTube the best place for every music fan. Eduard’s focus is maintaining and strengthening relationships with industry leaders while fueling the growth of the independent sector on the platform. A cornerstone of his work is delivering innovation hand in hand with the music industry; from launching Youtube Music and Premium - whose subscribers have grown to over 80M globally - to most recently licensing and launching Shorts and Creator Music, transforming the way music fans interact with music catalogs.