Scott Samuel "Scooter" Braun has served as CEO of Hybe America, the North American subsidiary of South Korean entertainment company Hybe Corporation. He is credited with having discovered Canadian singer Justin Bieber in 2008. Braun is also the founder of Schoolboy Records, co-founder of investment firm TQ Ventures and Mythos Studios, and founder of Ithaca Holdings, whose 2019 acquisition of Big Machine Records led to a publicized dispute with Taylor Swift. Braun was born in New York City to Conservative Jewish parents, Ervin and Susan (née Schlussel) Braun.