Frank Bumstead, FBMM co-founder and industry titan, was a prominent figure in the entertainment industry and deeply involved in the Nashville business and financial communities for more than 40 years.

Frank negotiated and arranged the sale of CMT network to Opryland in 1991, and the merger of MusicRow Magazine with SouthComm in 2008. In 2018, he was recognized as the Frances Preston Outstanding Music Industry Achievement Award recipient by the T.J. Martell Foundation, and he received Nashville Opera’s Francis Robinson Award in 2019 for significant contributions to the arts. In 2022, Frank received CMA’s William Denny Award in recognition of a lifetime of dedication and distinguished service to the CMA Board of Directors.

He served on the boards of the Country Music Association, where he held various leadership positions, including president in 2014 and chairman in 2015, Armed Services Mutual Benefit Association, Blue Chair Bay® Rum, Brookdale Senior Living, Conway-Welch Family Foundation, Fishbowl Spirits, LLC, Junior Achievement of Nashville, Junior League Advisory Board, Nashville Wire Products, United Supermarkets of Texas and Watkins Institute. He was a founding member of the Memorial Foundation’s Board of Trustees and chaired the Foundation’s Finance & Investments Committee for over 20 years. He was also chairman for Overwatch Alliance and deeply involved with the Armed Services Mutual Benefit Association (ASMBA).

With Frank, FBMM became the first business management firm to offer the services of a seasoned economist. Prior to co-founding FBMM, he was CEO at JMR Investments for 14 years and proprietor at Bumstead Company for a decade.