ADVISORY BOARD

CURRENT LEADERS IN THE FILM AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY

INFORMING AND DIRECTING THE STRATEGY OF OUR INSTITUTION

The ECA Program Advisory Team is composed of individuals with distinguished careers in the fields of both entertainment and education, drawing from their knowledge in each discipline to devise a framework for the next generation of creatives.

With deep insights informed just as profoundly by their teaching background as their professional Hollywood experiences, our Program Advisory Team collaboratively designed courses alongside the ECA staff to expose students to a variety of departments central to the industry, while emphasizing a hands-on, project-driven curriculum.

Each program advisor contributed unique perspectives on the curriculum as it relates to simulating real-world scenarios, portfolio-building, and general industry readiness. The resultant course offerings reflect the outcome of roundtable deliberations to formulate programs that develop the requisite critical thinking and practical skills for a future in entertainment.

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    Emmy Award-winning producer, Head of Motion Picture Literary Department at Paradigm Talent Agency

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    Director of Program Brand and Strategy at Walt Disney Studios, Former Co-President of The Bond

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    Chairman/CEO at Genius Brands International, Former Producer at Hanna-Barbera, 2 Emmy Awards Won

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    Acclaimed American Screenwriter, Television and Theatre Director, Winner of Writer's Guild Award

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    President of Akatsuki Entertainment USA, Former Head of Production at All Nippon Entertainment

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    Former VP of Media & Entertainment at Microsoft, Former Chairman Universal Television and Networks

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    Former Dean of Students at USC School of Cinematic Arts, Former Director of Marketing at LVMH

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    COO of Red Light Management, Manager of Lionel Ritchie, Herbie Hancock, Former CEO of Live Nation N. America

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    Veteran Motion Picture Agent and Former Head of the Story Department at Creative Artists Agency

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    Producer, Former Head of Unscripted Programming at Amazon, Former Partner at Mark Burnett Studios

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    Marketing Luminary, Senior Advisor at WPP, Former Global CEO of VMLY&R, Jury President at Cannes, Author

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    CEO of Marenzi & Associates, Former President of World TV at MGM, Former President of Int'l TV at Paramount

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    Principal Consultant at Gilmore Consultancy, Former Director of Tribeca Film Festival and Sundance Film Festival

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    Film Producer, Former President of Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences, Producers Guild of America

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    Founder/Executive Chairman at Exile Content Studio, Former Chief Content Officer at TelevisiaUnivision

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    RockWalk of Fame Inductee, Guitarist, Songwriter, Television Producer, Professor of Applied Music & Arts

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    Founder/CEO of The Laugh Factory, NAACP Freedom Award Winner, Ellis Island Award Winner

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    Vice President of Product Design at Hulu, Television Writer, Author of The Art of Creative Rebellion

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    Executive Chairman of ThayerMahan, Former Harvard Business School Professor, Thought Leader

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    Chief Content Officer at World Chase Tag, Former VP of Studios at WPT Enterprises, Esports and Media Entrepreneur

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    Partner at Albinen, Former VP of Strategy at BuzzFeed, Former Global Lead for Industry Relations at Google

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    Executive Director of American Cinematheque, CEO of Scherer Strategies, Former Director at AFI

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    Head of Reality Programming at Endeavor Content, Acclaimed Documentary Producer

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    Partner at Q&A PC, Former Head of Youtube Studios, CEO at Sonic Sando, COO at Next New Networks

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    Award-winning Director, Producer, and Cinematographer, Founder/President of Moving Art Studios

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    Acclaimed American Film and Television Producer, Won Best Picture Academy Award for Producing Rain Man

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    Founder/CEO of Staminus, Cyber Security Entrepreneur, Inventor, Investor, Writer, Philanthropist

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    President at McKeon-Myones Entertainment, Former Talent Manager at Creative Artists Agency

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    Producer, Professor at USC School of Cinematic Arts, Former Senior VP of Hollywood Pictures at Walt Disney Studios

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    Academy and Emmy Award Nominated Screenwriter, Winner of Edgar Award, Filmmaker, Novelist

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    Founder/CEO of Activate, Former President/COO of MTV Networks, Former Global Managing Partner at McKinsey

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    Legendary Hollywood Producer, Former Executive VP of Feature Films at Paramount Pictures

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    Emmy Award Nominated Casting Director, Former Executive of Casting Paramount Pictures and 20th Century Fox

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    Co-President of Activision Blizzard, Producer of Call of Duty, Former Senior VP of Strategy at Disney

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    Former President of Distribution at NBC Universal Pictures, NBC Domestic Distribution Consultant

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    Production Executive and Producer at Voltage Pictures, Formerly at Miramax, Walt Disney Pictures, Paramount

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    Television/Film Producer, Principal at The Sean Daniel Company, Former Sr. Production Exec at Universal Pictures

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    President/COO of ArcLight Cinemas, Vice Chair of AFI Corporate Council, Former CEO of Landmark Theaters

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    Film Producer, Professor, Former Dean of UCLA School of Film & TV and LMU School of Film & TV

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    Sr. Director of Content Acquisitions at Twitch, Former VP of Programming Acquisitions at DirecTV

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    Tony Award Winning Producer, CEO of Crossroads Live, Former COO of STX Media, EVP of Viacom Entertainment

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    Emmy Award-Winning American Film Writer, Director, and Producer, Partner at Behind the Billboards