Education:
B.A., Harvard College - 1971 (Social Anthropology)
Areas of Expertise:
Thirty-five years of feature film production experience working for every major studio and network (Fox, Columbia, Warners, Paramount, Disney, etc.) and with directors Woody Allen (18 films), Sydney Pollack, Barbra Streisand, Taylor Hackford, Irwin Winkler, et al; cinematographers including Gordon Willis, Carlo Di Palma, Giuseppe Rotunno, and Sven Nykvist; and actors Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Vanessa Redgrave, John Huston, Harrison Ford, Charlize Theron, Keanu Reeves, Sean Connery, et al.
Books and Publications
Guest Post / Interview on Dan McCarthy's GREAT LEADERSHIP Blog (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2017
Guest Post on: THOUGHT LEADERS, LLC: Published the following article: Captaining Chaos: How I Navigate the Choppy Waters of Crisis Management in Hollywood (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2017
Published the following article in: GREAT LEADERSHIP: Here's a Leadership Hack for 2017: Start finding ways to Invert Control (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2017
Published: Nonfiction book: The Hollywood MBA: A Crash Course in Management From a Life in the Film Business, (St. Martin's Press) January, 2017. (Books and Publications: Book) 2017
The Big Picture: Filmmaking Lessons From a Life on the Set. St. Martin's Press. In the United Kingdom by Old Street Publishing; in Spain by Ediciones Jaguar. (Books and Publications: Book) 2009
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
Was nominated for The Claire Tow Distinguished Teacher Award (Awards and Honors) 2017
Nominated for the Directors Guild of America Award for the film The Prince of Tides. (Awards and Honors) 1991
Nominated for the Directors Guild of America Award for the film Crimes and Misdemeanors. (Awards and Honors) 1989
Nominated for the Directors Guild of America Award for the film Hannah and Her Sisters. (Awards and Honors) 1986
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
Korea Film Council on Filmmaking. New York. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2012
Professional Leadership
Served as judge for the CUNY Film Festival (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2017
Served on admissions committee for the Feirstein Graduate school of Cinema (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2017
Served on Brooklyn College Film Festival Committee (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2017
Served on Curriculum Committee (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2017
Member search Committee for Distinguished Lecturer Production for the Feirstein Graduate School 2015-16.
(Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2016
Member of Admissions Committee for the Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2016
Member Search Committee for Distinguished Lecturer Cinematography, Feirstein Graduate School 2016. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2016
Member, Undergraduate Film Festival Committee. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2016
Served as Faculty Judge for CUNY Film Festival. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2016
Member Search Committee for Distinguished Lecturer Cinematography at the Feirstein Graduate School 2015. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2015
Member Undergraduate Film Festival Committee. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2015
Served as Faculty Judge for CUNY Film Festival. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2015
Faculty judge, CUNY Film Festival. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2014
Member, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2014
Member, Undergraduate Film Festival Committee. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2014
De facto chair, Graduate Curriculum Committee for the Barry R. Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2012
Member, Search Committee for the Director of the Barry R. Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema. 2012
(Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2012