From 2004 to 2009 he worked at Warner Music Group serving as executive vice president and is now pursuing other business endeavors. Kevin Liles was born on February 27, 1968 in Baltimore, Maryland where he graduated from Woodlawn High School. Liles was president of Def Jam Recordings and executive vice president of The Island Def Jam Music Group from 1999 to 2004. In 1991 he became an unpaid intern for Def Jam in the Mid-Atlantic region. By 1993, he had become the Mid-Atlantic Marketing Manager and by 1998, after only seven years, Liles accepted the position of President of the Def Jam Music Group.
During his tenure as President, Def Jam revenues doubled to $400 million. In addition to presiding over the label's artist roster and day-to-day business at Def Jam, Liles oversaw the diversification of the Def Jam brand, including establishing Def Jam South, Def Soul, Def Soul Classics, Roc-A-Fella and Murder Inc. He served as executive vice president for Warner Music Group, working under his former Island Def Jam associate Lyor Cohen before stepping down as executive vice president of Warner Music Group to pursue entrepreneurial endeavors in September 2009 . He is married to Erika. Kevin has one daughter from a previous relationship and two children from a previous marriage. Kevin and Erika have a daughter; Genevieve.
