08/25/2026
Excited and proud to share that our founders, Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre, are featured in this week’s The New York Times “Corner Office” — a column where top founders and execs get real about how they lead and think.
On why USC Iovine and Young Academy exists in the first place, Jimmy put it simply: “We’re trying to change the basics of education, so when people walk into that ground-level job, they already have this instinct and this gift.”
And on embracing A.I. as a creative tool, Dr. Dre added: “It’s a new tool for creativity. Some people are afraid of learning new things. I’m embracing it.”
Before IYA was a school, it was two icons in the music industry who launched Beats by Dre, and got tired of watching design, tech, and business stay stuck in separate rooms, failing to communicate and understand one another.
Over a decade and nearly 800 graduates later, the Academy has become a place where you don’t have to pick one lane and where interdisciplinary education is THE model for success.
Link in bio to read the full feature. Many thanks to reporter (and fellow Trojan) Jordyn Holman for spotlighting the Academy’s work.
📸: Maggie Shannon
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