Nabil Ayers is the president of Beggars Group US, the former US GM of Beggars label 4AD, where he started in 2009, and the current Chair of the A2IM board. He is the host of the “Identified” podcast and author of the memoir "My Life in the Sunshine” (Viking, 2022). Ayers has contributed to the New York Times, The Guardian and GQ on topics of family, race and music, and is a recovering rock drummer and record store owner.