EXCLUSIVE: Top Spotify Dealmaker to Depart

Courtney Holt signed Joe Rogan, and helped orchestrate deals with the Obamas; Meghan and Harry

Holt (right) with Spotify’s Dustee Jenkins (left) and Spotify Chief Content Officer Dawn Ostroff, in 2019. (Lester Cohen/Getty Images for Spotify)

Courtney Holt is departing Spotify, The Ankler has learned, ending a four-year-run during which the digital-media veteran helped lure a bevy of A-list talent to Spotify’s podcasting originals and exclusive content, including controversial host Joe Rogan, the Obamas, and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

Holt’s imminent exit as head of studios and videos comes