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DreamWorks Animation CEO and executives

Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, Christopher Defaria is the DreamWorks Animation's CEO. DreamWorks Animation has 2,700 employees, of which 28 are in a leadership position.
Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:
  • The DreamWorks Animation executive team is 29% female and 71% male.
  • 70% of the management team is White.
  • 9% of DreamWorks Animation management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 11% of the management team is Black or African American.
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Name & TitleBio
Christopher Defaria

CEO

Jeffrey Katzenberg

Founder

Jeffrey Katzenberg's LinkedIn

Jeffrey Katzenberg (born December 21, 1950) is an American film producer and media proprietor. He became well known for his tenure as chairman of Walt Disney Studios from 1984 to 1994. After departing Disney, he was a co-founder and CEO of DreamWorks Animation, where he oversaw the production of such animated franchises as Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, and How to Train Your Dragon. He has since founded a new media and technology company called WndrCo and was the founder of Quibi, a former short-form mobile video platform.

David Geffen

Founder

Steven Spielberg

Founder

Kelly Betz

Chief Financial Officer

Kelly Betz is a Chief Financial Officer at DREAMWORKS ANIMATION SKG, INC..

Lew Coleman

President & CFO

Lew Coleman's LinkedIn

Lewis Coleman has been a member of our board of directors since December 2015.Coleman most recently served as Vice Chairman of DreamWorks Animation following nine years of executive-level positions within the company, including President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining DreamWorks Animation in 2005,Coleman was the President of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation from its founding in November 2000 to December 2004. Prior to that, Coleman was a Senior Managing Director at Montgomery Securities and then President and COO of its successor, Banc of America Securities, where he also served as Chairman from 1998 to 2000. Before then,Coleman spent ten years at Bank of America where he served as Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer. He spent the previous 21 years at Wells Fargo Bank, where his positions included Chief Credit Officer and Chairman of the Credit Policy Committee, and at Bank of California.Coleman also serves on the board of directors of Immune Design, a publicly traded clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on oncology, as well as DCI, LLC, a private fund management company, and he is the Chairman of the board of eBond Advisors, a private financial technology company. Coleman’s previous board experience includes Chiron Corporation, Regal Entertainment, Bank of America, DreamWorks Animation, and Northrup Grumman, where he was the non-executive Chairman. He received a B.A. in economics from Stanford University. Coleman brings over five decades of relevant business and leadership experience to Rubicon Project’s Board, including an extensive background in consumer media and technology as well as a successful track record of expanding businesses into emerging markets.

Randy Lake

Chief Operating Officer

Randy Lake's LinkedIn

Randy Lake is a Chief Operating Officer at DREAMWORKS ANIMATION SKG, INC. and is based in Glendale, California. He has worked as Principal at Booz Allen Hamilton; EVP, General Manager at Sony Pictures Entertainment; and President:Studio Ops & Imageworks at Sony Pictures Entertainment. Randy attended Harvard Law School between 1993 and 1996 and University of California Berkeley between 1989 and 1992.

Abhijay Prakash

Chief Operating Officer

Abhijay Prakash is a Chief Operating Officer at DREAMWORKS ANIMATION SKG, INC.. He has worked as Chief Operating Officer at Focus Features.

Anand Kini

Board Member

Belinda Arge

Executive Assistant To CMO, Anne Globe

Belinda Arge's LinkedIn

Belinda Arge is an Executive Assistant to CMO, Anne Globe at DREAMWORKS ANIMATION SKG, INC. and is based in Glendale, California. She has worked as Executive Assistant to Chairman of the Board, Roger McCarthy at EXPONENT INC. Belinda studied at San Diego and CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY between 1988 and 1993.

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Name & TitleBio
Jeffrey Katzenberg

Founder

Jeffrey Katzenberg's LinkedIn

Jeffrey Katzenberg (born December 21, 1950) is an American film producer and media proprietor. He became well known for his tenure as chairman of Walt Disney Studios from 1984 to 1994. After departing Disney, he was a co-founder and CEO of DreamWorks Animation, where he oversaw the production of such animated franchises as Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, and How to Train Your Dragon. He has since founded a new media and technology company called WndrCo and was the founder of Quibi, a former short-form mobile video platform.

David Geffen

Founder

Steven Spielberg

Founder

DreamWorks Animation board members

Name & TitleBio
Jeffrey Katzenberg

Founder

Jeffrey Katzenberg's LinkedIn

Jeffrey Katzenberg (born December 21, 1950) is an American film producer and media proprietor. He became well known for his tenure as chairman of Walt Disney Studios from 1984 to 1994. After departing Disney, he was a co-founder and CEO of DreamWorks Animation, where he oversaw the production of such animated franchises as Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, and How to Train Your Dragon. He has since founded a new media and technology company called WndrCo and was the founder of Quibi, a former short-form mobile video platform.

Anand Kini

Board Member

Brian Roberts

Board Member

David Gould

Board Member

Jason Kilar

Board Member

Kimberley Harris

Board Member

Maggie Wilderotter

Board Member

Mellody Hobson

Board Member

Michael Montgomery

Board Member

Tom Freston

Board Member

DreamWorks Animation leadership demographics

DreamWorks Animation gender distribution in management team

  • The DreamWorks Animation executive team is 29% female and 71% male.
  • DreamWorks Animation is 44% female and 56% male company-wide.
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Male
71%
Company-wide: 56%
Female
Female
29%
Company-wide: 44%

DreamWorks Animation executives by race

Management Team:
  • The most common ethnicity among DreamWorks Animation executive officers is White.
  • 70% of the management team is White.
  • 11% of DreamWorks Animation's management is Black or African American.
  • 9% of the management team is Hispanic or Latino.
Company-wide:
  • White is the most common ethnicity company-wide.
  • 49% of employees are White.
  • 23% of employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 15% of employees are Asian.
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