As President of Music and Publishing at NBCUniversal, Mike Knobloch oversees all aspects of the studio's music and soundtracks. In addition, he manages the administration of one of the largest music publishing catalogs, with film and television songs and scores spanning nearly a century of Universal's storied history.

At Universal, Knobloch has overseen the music for the studio's most successful franchises including Fast & Furious, Pitch Perfect, Despicable Me, Fifty Shades of Grey and The Super Mario Bros, as well as the highest-grossing biopic of all time, Oppenheimer (Oscar, GRAMMY, BAFTA and Golden Globe for best score). He has supervised noteworthy musicals and other critically acclaimed projects including Wicked, Illumination's Sing franchise, Twisters, Les Misérables, Straight Outta Compton, Tár, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, and DreamWorks Animation's Trolls. Other highlights include Furious 7's epic anthem "See You Again," the global phenomenon "Happy" from Despicable Me 2, and "Earned It" from Fifty Shades of Grey (all three are RIAA-certified Diamond) and the multi-platinum "Love Me Like You Do" and Pitch Perfect's cultural phenomenon, "Cups."

As a committed advocate for representation in music for visual media, Knobloch and the Film Music team were instrumental in the creation and launch of the Universal Composers Initiative in 2018. This first-of-its-kind program identifies, develops and champions talent with a focus on underrepresented groups in the industry, and increases visibility for all composers among executives, producers and directors. In partnership with Universal Talent Development & Inclusion, the initiative has grown into multi-faceted, landmark talent experience – with nearly 60% female representation and more than 79% BIPOC representation across the 24 participants to date.

An industry veteran, the GRAMMY-nominated Music Supervisor and Producer's career highlights include three of the top-ten highest grossing films of all time globally, Jurassic World, Titanic and Avatar. In just the last decade, songs and soundtracks he has supervised have been streamed more than 42 billion times.

Prior to his arrival at Universal in 2010, Knobloch was the Executive Vice President of Film Music at 20th Century Fox. His credits there since 1996 include The Devil Wears Prada, Moulin Rouge, From Hell, In America, There's Something About Mary, Napoleon Dynamite, Drumline, Walk the Line, Man On Fire, Dodgeball, The Day After Tomorrow, The Simpsons Movie, and the X-Men, Ice Age and Alvin & the Chipmunks franchises.

He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and has served on the national boards for both The Recording Academy / GRAMMYs and its philanthropic arm, MusiCares.

Knobloch received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Northwestern University where he has served for nearly two decades on the Dean's Advisory Committee at the School of Communication, and is currently an Advisory Board Member for Northwestern's Sound Arts and Industries program as well as for Education Through Music LA.