Elizabeth Schimel is a digital entertainment and mobile industry veteran, with over 15 years of experience, and is currently the head of Nokia’s music activities. She is responsible for the Nokia Music Stores as well as Nokia Comes with Music, a revolutionary way for consumers to enjoy a year of music when they purchase a Nokia device.

Before joining Nokia, Elizabeth held senior roles at Comcast, most recently as Senior Vice President of Entertainment at Comcast Interactive Media, responsible for content development for Comcast.net, among other online properties. Previously, she was Vice President, Consumer Business Development at AT&T Wireless, responsible for content strategy and running the mobile ring tone and downloadable content business. While at AT&T, Elizabeth helped to drive widespread adoption of text messaging in the US market by launching the first American Idol text messaging campaign. She was also an early pioneer in digital music and spent six years at BMG leading their gaming and internet initiatives

Elizabeth earned MBA and MA degrees in Finance, Strategic Management, and Asian Studies from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.