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Agents, Managers, Casting Directors, & Industry Executives

Founders' Spotlight: Stacy Cohen '89, Adam Fratto '90, & Mia Riverton '99

Zadoc Angell AB '03 (Co-President Of Echo Lake Entertainment’s Management Division)
Eric d'Arbeloff MBA '93 (Co-Founder, Roadside Attractions)
Meredith Bagby (Creative Director, DreamWorks SKG)
Lisa Beach '80 (Casting Director, WEDDING CRASHERS, ABOUT SCHMIDT, ELECTION)
Alison Brown '84 (Founder, Compass Records)
Jane Chen '06 (VP of Strategy, AVM)
Sandy Climan AB '77, MBA/SM '79 (CAA, The Aviator, MGM, Universal)
Howard Cohen '81 (Co-Founder, Roadside Attractions)
Richard Cusick AB '92 (SVP and GM, TV and Digital Media at MarketCast)
Jaime Dávila AB '07 (President of Campanario Entertainment)
Jill Dickerson '91 (SVP of Programming & Development, Oprah Winfrey Network)|
Dave Eilenberg '97 (President, ITV Entertainment)
Johanna Faries AB '03 (Commissioner, Call of Duty Esports at Activision Blizzard)
Lucy Fisher '71 (Red Wagon Entertainment, Warner Brothers, Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group)
Alex Franklin '96 (Pangea Pictures, Dimension Films, Lionsgate)
Adam Fratto '90 (VP of Scripted, History)
Anne Fulenwider '95 (Editor-in-Chief, Marie Claire)
Megan Goldstein AB '05 (Vice President of Synch Licensing at BMG)
Kelly Goode AB '83 (Vice-President, Current Programming at Warner Bros. Television)
Dionne Harmon AB '01 (Executive Vice President of Content & Strategy, Jesse Collins Entertainment)
Reginald Hudlin '83 (Former President of Entertainment, BET)
Mandel Ilagan '99 (VP, Live-Action Unscripted Development, Nickelodeon)
Jenette Kahn '68 (Former President of DC Comics)
Robert Kraft '76 (Former President, Fox Music)
Ken Kragan MBA '60 (Former President, Country Music Association)
Franklin Leonard '00 (Founder, The Black List)
Ayanna Lonian AB '99 (Director and Head of Worldwide Major Studio Licensing Strategy at Amazon Prime)
Michael Lynton '82, MBA '87 (Chairman/CEO, Sony Pictures Entertainment)
David Madden '76 (President of Original Programming, AMC, SundanceTV, & AMC Studios)
Matt Mazzeo '05 (Partner, Lowercase Capital; Former Agent at CAA)
John Meigs JD ‘95 (Partner at Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller, Gellman, Meigs & Fox)
Gaude Paez AB ‘96 (Riot Games)
Milan Popelka '01 (COO, FilmNation)
Amy Retzinger '95 (Literary Agent, VERVE)
Mike Sheresky MBA '97 (Agent & Partner, UTA)
Carolyn Strauss AB '85 (HBO)
Larry Tanz '92 (President/CEO, Vuguru)
Patric Verrone '81 (Former President, WGA)
Ben Weeden '98 (Live Nation, House of Blues Entertainment)
Nicky Weinstock '91 (VP of Comedy Development, 20th Century Fox TV)
Ken Williams AB '78 (Executive Director and CEO, Entertainment Technology Center at USC)

Writers (TV & Film)

Jonathan Aibel '91 (TROLLS, KUNG FU PANDA 1, 2, & 3)
Kayla Alpert '91 (FALSE PROFITS, CODE BLACK)
Megan Amram '10 (PARKS & REC, SILICON VALLEY, THE GOOD PLACE)
Neal Baer GSE '79, GSA '82, MD '96 
Meredith Bagby (CNN, DreamWorks SKG)
Monica Beletsky '99 (FARGO, PARENTHOOD)
Peter Blake AB ‘91 JD ‘95 (HOUSE, MD., THE GOOD DOCTOR)
Andy Borowitz '80 (ANDYWOOD, BOROWITZ REPORT)
John Bowman '80, MBA '85 (SNL, IN LIVING COLOR, MARTIN)
Tom Brady '86 (MTV's GOOD VIBES)
Julian Breece AB '03 (WHEN THEY SEE US, MASON - DIXON)
Andrew Bujalski '99 (FUNNY HA HA, MUTUAL APPRECIATION)
Emily Carmichael '04 (PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING)
Hans Canosa '93 (CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER WOMEN)
Leonard Chang  '91 (SNOWFALL, JUSTIFIED)
Damien Chazelle '07-'08 (WHIPLASH, GUY & MADELINE ON A PARK BENCH)
Danny Chun '02 (SPEECHLESS, THE OFFICE, THE SIMPSONS)
Michael Colton '97 (VH1's BEST WEEK EVER)
Carlton Cuse '81 (LOST, THE BATES MOTEL, THE STRAIN)
Micah Fitzerman-Blue '05 & Noah Harpster (A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD)
Kieran Fitzgerald '03 (WORMWOOD, SNOWDEN)
Brody Fox '96 (THE SKIN I'M IN, ZEN & THE ART OF DYING)
David Frankel '81 (THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, MARLEY & ME)
Jason Gelles '96 (ELLEN, EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND)
Dorothea Gillim GSE '91 (WORLDGIRL)
Mark Goffman KSG '94 (SLEEPY HOLLOW, LAW & ORDER: SVU)
Emily Halpern '02 & Sarah Haskins '01 (TROPHY WIFE, BOOKSMART)
Reginald Hudlin '83 (Former President of Entertainment, BET)
Elle Johnson '86 (BOSCH, LAW & ORDER)
Lisa Joy JD '07 (Co-Creator & Executive Producer, WESTWORLD)
Todd A. Kessler '94 & Glenn Kessler '92 (DAMAGES)
Shawn Ku '90 (BEAUTIFUL BOY)
Georgia Lee '98 (RED DOORS)
Jieho Lee MBA '00 (THE AIR I BREATHE)
Warren Hsu Leonard JD '99 (HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER)
Marshall Lewy '99 (BLUE STATE)
Caroline Libresco HDS '91 (SUNSET STORY)
Tinker Lindsay '74 (HECTOR & THE SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS)
Eric I. Lu AB'09 MD'16 (THE RESIDENT)
May Lugemwa '04 (FORMER NATIONALITY)
David H. Mandel '92 (VEEP, SEINFELD, CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM)
Colleen McGuinness '99 (ABOUT A BOY, 30 ROCK)
Aline Brosh McKenna '89 (THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, 27 DRESSES)
Jeff Melvoin '75 (ARMY WIVES, ALIAS, NORTHERN EXPOSURE)
Dan Mintz '02 (VEEP, BOB'S BURGERS, SON OF ZORN)
Jonathan Mostow '83 (SURROGATES, TERMINATOR 3)
Galt Niederhoffer '97 (HURRICANE STREETS, ROBOT & FRANK)
Dan O'Keefe '90 (SILICON VALLEY, THE LEAGUE, SEINFELD)
Sean O'Keefe '95 (Union Entertainment)
Vanessa Parise (KISS THE BRIDE, JILL VS. THE WORLD)
Keir Pearson '89 (HOTEL RWANDA)
Steve Peterman '72 (HANNA MONTANA)
Peter Rader '82/'83 (WATER WORLD)
Mike Reiss '81 (THE SIMPSONS, QUEER DUCK)
Jack Riccobono '03 (THE SEVENTH FIRE)
Alison Rich '09 (THE GOLDBERGS)
Diallo Riddle '97 (LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON)
Bashir Salahuddin '98 (LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON)
Rachel Samuels '92 (DARK STREETS)
Jeff Schaffer '91 (THE LEAGUE, SEINFELD, CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM)
Nell Scovell '82 (LEAN IN, SABRINA)
David Seltzer '87 (THE OMEN, BIRD ON A WIRE)
Sam Shaw '99 (CASTLE ROCK, MANHATTAN)
Thania St. John '83 (ROSWELL, DROP DEAD DIVA)
Adam B. Stein '99 (DOUGH: THE MUSICAL, ARMY GUY, DANCE MAN)
Jon Steinberg '97 (HUMAN TARGET, JERICHO)
Nick Stoller '98 (FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL, GET HIM TO THE GREEK)
Dan Sturman '89 (SOUNDFRACK FOR A REVOLUTION, NANKING)
Massy Tadjedin '99 (LAST NIGHT)
Grant Thompson '98 (MCFARLAND, USA)
Baratunde Thurston '99 (HOW TO BE BLACK)
Joe Toplyn '75, MBA '79 (LATE NIGHT WITH DAVID LETTERMAN, TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO)
Teresa Tsiao AB '07 (JOY RIDE, FAMILY GUY, AMERICAN DAD!, FRESH OFF THE BOAT)
Patric Verrone '81 (FUTURAMA,THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON)
Ron Weiner '95 (30 ROCK, ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT)
Scott Weinger '98 (Fuller House, Aladdin)
Jed Weintrob '91 (ON LINE, THE F WORD)
Nick Weiss '00 (FREE SAMPLES, Pigment Pictures)
Valerie Weiss PhD '01 (LOSING CONTROL)
Alan Yang '02 (MASTER OF NONE, PARKS AND RECREATION)
Jesse Zwick '08 (ABOUT ALEX, PARENTHOOD)

Actors & Performers

Amy Aquino '79 (BOSCH, WHITE OLEANDER, WORKING GIRL)
Josh Brener '07 (SILICON VALLEY, MARON, THE INTERNSHIP)
Rupak Ginn AB '05 (ROYAL PAINS, THE HIGH NOTE, THE STONE WITCH)
David Kwong '02 (Magician & Puzzler, NOW YOU SEE ME, THE IMITATION GAME)
Dan Mintz '02 (BOB'S BURGERS, SON OF ZORN)
Sumalee Montano AB '93 (THE DEAL)
Dean Norris '85 (THE BOOK OF HENRY, BREAKING BAD)
Arthur Roberts '62 (STARSKY & HUTCH, SCRUBS, ANNA K)
Elizabeth Claire Walker '11 (Soloist Dancer, Los Angeles Ballet)
Scott Weinger '98 (Fuller House, Aladdin)

Directors

Paris Barclay '79 (IN TREATMENT, COLD CASE, NYPD BLUE, MONK, GLEE)
Tom Brady '86 (MTV's GOOD VIBES)
Andy Cadiff '77 (HOME IMPROVEMENT, SPIN CITY, HOT IN CLEVELAND)
Hans Canosa '93 (CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER WOMEN)
Damien Chazelle '07-'08 (LA LA LAND, WHIPLASH)
RJ Cutler '83 (THE BREACH, NASHVILLE, IF I STAY)
Danielle Feinberg '96 (A BUG'S LIFE, WALL-E, COCO)
Geoffrey Fletcher '92 (PRECIOUS)
Brody Fox '96 (THE SKIN I'M IN, ZEN & THE ART OF DYING)
David Frankel '81 (THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, MARLEY & ME)
Rodrigo Garcia '82 (TEN TINY LOVE STORIES, NINE LIVES, THE SOPRANOS, IN TREATMENT)
Dorothea Gillim GSE '91 (WORLDGIRL)
Mark Goffman KSG '94 (SLEEPY HOLLOW, LAW & ORDER: SVU)
Lauren Greenfield '87 (THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES)
Reginald Hudlin '83 (Former President of Entertainment, BET)
Shawn Ku '90 (BEAUTIFUL BOY)
Georgia Lee '98 (RED DOORS)
Jieho Lee HBS '00 (THE AIR I BREATHE)
Marshall Lewy '99 (BLUE STATE)
Amanda Micheli AB '94 (HALFTIME)
Jonathan Mostow '83 (SURROGATES, TERMINATOR 3)
Vanessa Parise (KISS THE BRIDE, JILL VS. THE WORLD)
Lance Oppenheim AB '19 (SOME KIND OF HEAVEN)
Peter Rader '82/'83 (WATER WORLD)
Kevin Rafferty '70 (HARVARD BEATS YALE: 29-29, THE ATOMIC CAFE)
Jack Riccobono '03 (THE SEVENTH FIRE)
Rachel Samuels '92 (DARK STREETS)
Jeff Schaffer '91 (THE LEAGUE, SEINFELD, CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM)
Nell Scovell '82 (LEAN IN, SABRINA)
David Seltzer '87 (THE OMEN, BIRD ON A WIRE)
Mikael Södersten '84 (FISSURA, FIVE FEELINGS ABOUT FOOD)
Nick Stoller '98 (FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL, GET HIM TO THE GREEK)
Dan Sturman '89 (SOUNDFRACK FOR A REVOLUTION, NANKING)
Massy Tadjedin '99 (LAST NIGHT)
Claudia Weill '69 (GIRLFRIENDS, THIRTYSOMETHING, THE BELLE OF BELFAST)
Jed Weintrob '91 (ON LINE, THE F WORD)
Nick Weiss '00 (FREE SAMPLES, Pigment Pictures)
Valerie Weiss PhD '01 (LOSING CONTROL)
Jesse Zwick '08 (ABOUT ALEX, PARENTHOOD)

Producers

Dan Abrams '90 (KNOTS)
David Alpert '97 (THE WALKING DEAD)
Paris Barclay '79 (IN TREATMENT, COLD CASE, NYPD BLUE, MONK, GLEE)
Monica Beletsky '99 (FARGO, PARENTHOOD, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS)
Tracey Bing MBA '01 (SOUTHSIDE WITH YOU, MARCH OF THE PENGUINS)
Marty Bowen '91 (Temple Hill Entertainment)
Hans Canosa '93 (CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER WOMEN)
Debra Martin Chase HLS '81 (CHEETAH GIRLS, CINDERELLA, SISTERHOOD OF TRAVELING PANTS)
Jane Chen '06 (RED DOORS)
Carlton Cuse '81 (LOST, THE BATES MOTEL, THE STRAIN)
RJ Cutler '83 (THE BREACH, NASHVILLE, IF I STAY) 
Helen Estabrook '03 (LABOR DAY, WHIPLASH, UP IN THE AIR)
Ben Forkner AB '01 (Entertainment One; Former President of Motion Picture Production, Management 360)
Brody Fox '96 (THE SKIN I'M IN, ZEN & THE ART OF DYING)
David Frankel '81 (THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, MARLEY & ME)
Dorothea Gillim GSE '91 (WORLDGIRL)
Mark Goffman KSG '94 (SLEEPY HOLLOW, LAW & ORDER: SVU)
Jonathan M. Goldstein JD '95 (HORRIBLE BOSSES, CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2)
Dan Goor '97 (BROOKLYN NINE-NINE)
Eva Gordon MD '00 (PLAY THE GAME)
Donna Brown Guillaume AB '73 (NEWSBREAK, HAPPILY EVER: FAIRYTALES FOR EVERY CHILD)
Emily Halpern '02 & Sarah Haskins '01 (TROPHY WIFE, BOOKSMART)
Andrew Herwitz '83, JD '90 (THE BUTLER, ROOM 237)
Charles Hirschhorn '79 (DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, QUIZ SHOW)
Reginald Hudlin '83 (Former President of Entertainment, BET)
Lori Lakin Hutcherson AB '90 (THE BOLD TYPE)
Jenette Kahn '68 (THE BOOK OF HENRY, GRAN TORINO)
Todd A. Kessler '94 & Glenn Kessler '92 (DAMAGES)
Georgia Lee '98 (RED DOORS)
Melissa M. Lee '03 (DEAR LEMON LIMA, THE MAGLEV STORY, BENDS)
Mynette Louie '97 (CHILDREN OF INVENTION, MUTUAL APPRECIATION)
May Lugemwa '04 (FORMER NATIONALITY)
David Madden '76 (President of Original Programming, AMC, SundanceTV, & AMC Studios)
Doug Mankoff MBA '95 (TSOTSI, THE JONESES, ROMEO & JULIET)
Eve Marson '04 (FED UP)
Colleen McGuinness '99 (ABOUT A BOY, 30 ROCK)
Jeff Melvoin '75 (ARMY WIVES, ALIAS, NORTHERN EXPOSURE)
Jonathan Mostow '83 (SURROGATES, TERMINATOR 3)
Diane Nabatoff '78, MBA '82 (TAKE THE LEAD, DANCING IN JAFFA)
Dan O'Keefe '90 (SILICON VALLEY, THE LEAGUE, SEINFELD)
Sean O'Keefe '95 (Union Entertainment)
Vanessa Parise (KISS THE BRIDE, JILL VS. THE WORLD)
Keir Pearson '89 (HOTEL RWANDA)
Steve Peterman '72 (HANNA MONTANA)
Milan Popelka '01 (COO, FilmNation)
Peter Rader '82/'83 (WATERWORLD)
Kevin Rafferty '70 (HARVARD BEATS YALE: 29-29, THE ATOMIC CAFE)
Desta Tedros Reff HLS '13 (A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN)
Michael Roiff '01 (WAITRESS)
Liz Ryan '81 (NYPD BLUE, THE OFFICE)
Jeff Sagansky AB '74, MBA '76 (NARCOS, FAUDA)
Chris Salvaterra '90 (FAST FOOD NATION, GOOD NIGHT & GOOD LUCK)
Rachel Samuels '92 (DARK STREETS)
Couper Samuelson '02 (THE GIFT, WHIPLASH, Blumhouse Productions)
Jeff Schaffer '91 (THE LEAGUE, SEINFELD, CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM)
Nell Scovell '82 (LEAN IN, SABRINA)
David Seltzer '87 (THE OMEN, BIRD ON A WIRE)
Jon Steinberg '97 (HUMAN TARGET, JERICHO)
Nicholas Stoller AB '98 (FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL, MUPPETS, NEIGHBORS)
Dan Sturman '89 (SOUNDFRACK FOR A REVOLUTION, NANKING)
Larry Tanz '92 (RUNNING THE SAHARA)
Patric Verrone '81 (FUTURAMA,THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON)
Ron Weiner '95 (30 ROCK, ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT)
Jed Weintrob '91 (ON LINE, THE F WORD)
Alan Yang '02 (MASTER OF NONE, PARKS AND RECREATION)

Musicians

Derrick Ashong '97 (AFROPOLITAN, THE STREAM)
Matthew Aucoin AB '12 (Composer, Conductor, Pianist, & Writer)
Nicholas Britell '03 (Composer, MOONLIGHT, IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK)
Alison Brown '84 (Compass Records)
Gerry Bryant AB ’76 (Pianist, Besotted)
Michael Cohen '99 (Composer)
Yuga Cohler '11 (Conductor)
Kurt Crowley '06 (Associate Conductor, HAMILTON THE MUSICAL)
Elizabeth Frascoia '00 (Trombonist, Singer, Composer)
Robert Kraft '76 (Former President, Fox Music)
Jim Latham '84 (Composer)
Johnny Lee '01 (Violinist, Los Angeles Philharmonic)
Roger Neill AM '90, PhD '94 (Composer, MOZART IN THE JUNGLE)
Anne Preven '86 (Singer/Songwriter)
Kelley Nicole Purcell '02 (The Recording Academy)
Benjamin Scheuer '04 (Singer/Songwriter, THE LION)
D.A. Wallach '07 (CHESTER FRENCH)

Authors, Playwrights, & Comic Book Authors

Jonathan Alter '79 (WASHINGTON MONTHLY, MSNBC)
Andy Borowitz AB '80 (PROFILES IN IGNORANCE)
Vinod Busjeet DBA ’80 (SILENT WINDS, DRY SEAS)
Leonard Chang '91 (TRIPLINES, THE LOCKPICKER)
Amy Chu MBA '99 (POISON IVY, RED SONJA)
Kemper Donovan JD '04 (THE DECENT PROPOSAL)
Ceridwen Dovey '03 (BLOOD KIN: A NOVEL)
Ashlin Halfnight '97 (PLAY THERAPIST PLAY, GOD'S WAITING ROOM)
Gregg Hurwitz '95 (DON'T LOOK BACK, YOU'RE NEXT, THE SURVIVOR, TELL NO LIES)
Tayari Jones RAE '12, RF '12 (LEAVING ATLANTA, AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE)
Lauren Kunze '08 (THE IVY YA series)
Winnie M. Li '00 (DARK CHAPTER)
Sarah Manguso '97 (300 ARGUMENTS)
Ben Mezrich '91 (BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE, THE ACCIDENTAL BILLIONAIRES)
Alec Nevala-Lee '02 (THE ICON THIEF Trilogy)
Suzanne Nossel AB '91, JD '96 (DARE TO SPEAK)
Susan Morris Novick '85 (New York Times, Food Network)
Sean O'Rourke MAT '68 (A BRIEF HISTORY OF HARVARD EATERIES & WATERING HOLES)
Karen Olsson '95 (ALL THE HOUSES)
Alexandra Petri '10 (Playwright, Author, Washington Post Columnist/Blogger)
Laura Weidman Powers AB '04 (UNSTUCK TOGETHER)
Bill Rauch '84 (The Oregon Shakespeare Festival)
Kermit Roosevelt '93 (ALLEGIANCE, IN THE SHADOW OF THE LAW)
Dick Sheffield MPA '81 (LASSO THE MOON)
Maggie Shipstead '05 (SEATING ARRANGEMENTS, ASTONISH ME)
Danny O. Snow '79 (Unlimited Publishing)
Logan Steiner JD ‘09 (AFTER ANNE)
Susan Walter AB '91 (OVER HER DEAD BODY)
Abigail Hing Wen '99 (LOVEBOAT, TAIPEI)
Jeff Yang AB '89 (RISE: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now)
Kelly Yang HLS '05 (FRONT DESK, THREE KEYS, ROOM TO DREAM, PARACHUTES)
Gabrielle Zevin '00 (MEMOIRS OF A TEENAGE AMNESIAC)

Artists

Romolo Del Deo ‘82 (“The Tree Of Life Which Is Ours.”)

Public Figures

Jonathan Alter '79 (WASHINGTON MONTHLY, MSNBC)
Angela Chao AB '95 MBA '01 (TAAF, AAPI Philanthropist)
Jay Chen '00 (Public Servant)