Entertainment Industry Faculty

*CMU Alumni   **MEIM Alumni

• Alberto Alcaraz
  Process & Continuous Improvement Deputy Director, Cinépolis
  (Film Exhibition)

• Anna Andree**
  Director of Research, Universal Studio Group/NBCUniversal
  (Capstone Project Advisor)

• Liz Berlin
  

  Musician and Owner, Mr. Smalls Theatre, Funhouse, Cafe & Recording Studio
  (Live Music: Touring and Revenue Streams)

• Jonathan Baker
  Producer and Past Executive, Sony Pictures Feature Film Marketing and Domestic Television Research; Currently Produced - Sylvie's Love
  (Film Economics; Marketing and Distribution)

• Olivia Barton**
  Music Counsel, Epic Games
  (Music Monetization & Song Royalties)

• Alisa Ben
  SVP and Head of Analytics, Canvas Worldwide
  (Fandom in Media)

• Mark Christopher
  Writer/Director/Producer
  (Creative Producing)

• Ji Young Denick**
  Founder and Managing Partner, MineMR
  (Capstone Project Advisor)

• Alison Emilio
  Executive Director of WORDTheatre; Past Director, ReFrame (Sundance Institute & Women In Film Los Angeles)
  (Capstone Project Advisor)

• Erin Franzman
  Advisor at Social Dept AI
  (Television Marketing and Advertising)

• Scott Garner, Ph.D.
  Executive Consultant at Conqueror Media
  (Capstone Project Advisor)

• Michael Glassman
  

  EVP of Acquisitions & Distribution, LD Entertainment
  (Production Finance)

• Daniel T. Green, Ph.D.*
  MEIM Program Director, Heinz College
  (AI and the Future of Creativity and Entertainment; Script and Story Analysis; Capstone Project and Practicum Advisor)

• Bonnie Greenberg
  Owner, Ocean Cities Entertainment
  (Music Supervision)

• Benjy Grinberg
  Founder and CEO, Rostrum Records
  (Artist Development in the Music Industry)

• John Harrison
  Director/Producer/Composer
  (Production Management)

• Adam Hime
  Executive Vice President, Business Affairs, and Deputy General Counsel, Fifth Season (formerly Endeavor Content)
  (TV Business & Legal Affairs; Intellectual Property)

• Lakshmi Iyengar**
  Agent, Motion Picture Media Finance, CAA
  (Independent Film and Acquisitions)

• Ed Lammi
  Executive Vice President, Sony Pictures Television
  (Production Management)

• Judy Liu**
  Director of Business Solutions, DTC at NBCUniversal
  (Capstone Project Advisor)

• Ashleigh Marzynski Bohr**
  Senior Vice President, Content Development & Marketing Strategy at NRG
  (Film Economics; Marketing and Distribution)

• Tom Meredith
  Consultant: Research, Analysis, Insights
  (Capstone Project Advisor)

• Miguel Mier*
  Chief Operating Officer, Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas; Producer, 3 Idiotas
  (Film Exhibition)

• Bob Moczydlowsky**
  Managing Director, Music at Techstars
  (Digital Innovation & Entrepreneurship)

• Holly Newman
  Head of Business Operations, Oddworld Inhabitants
  (Business of Gaming)

• Tommy Oliver*
  CEO, Confluential Films
  (Special Faculty Lecturer)
  

• Shelley Ong Teshima
  Senior Director of Brand Strategy & Marketing, Lean In, Sandberg Goldberg Bernthal Family Foundation
  (Branded Entertainment)

• Lucienne Papon
  Film and Television Producer and Executive
  (Capstone Project Advisor)

• Cheryl Platz
  Product Designer, Game Developer, Author and Actress; Past Director Of User Experience, Riot Games
  (What Makes Us Play: The Craft of the Video Game)

• Pat Quinn
  Partner/Manager, Quinn Media Management
  (Television Economics)

• Steve Rosenthal
  

  Grammy-Winning Producer, Owner of The Magic Shop Recording Studio, NYC
  (Les Paul: A Journey Through Music and Innovation)

• Andrew Saul
  Sr. Vice President of Production Finance, Sony Pictures Television
  (Production Accounting)

• Emily Skopov
  Screenwriter/Producer/Director
  (Introduction to Writing for Television)

• Michele Smith
  Vice President of Legacy and Estate Brand Management, Craft Recordings
  (Business Development)

• Kevin Stein
  Principal/Co-founder, Signal Path Immersive
  (AI and the Future of Creativity and Entertainment; Capstone Project Advisor)

• Francois Vallerian
  Vice President of Research, Paramount Global Content Distribution
  (Television Economics)

• Paula Wagner*
  Producer/CEO, Chestnut Ridge Productions; Past CEO, MGM/Cruise/Wagner Productions
  (Navigating the Practical Realities of the Film Industry)

• Bill West
  

  Strategy, Finance and Marketing Executive at West Coast, Inc.
  (Business of Gaming)

• Kevin Yoder
  Past Executive Vice President, Theatrical Strategy for National Research Group (NRG)
  (Market Research in the Entertainment Industry)