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ABOUT ME
Sanford R. (Sandy) Climan is President of Entertainment
Media Ventures, Inc. Founded in 1999 by Mr. Climan, EMV is active in media
investment and strategic advisory work, with a particular focus on innovative
technologies and entities currently impacting the traditional boundaries of
business, media, and entertainment. He is an investor, producer and considered a
media visionary.
Throughout his career, Mr. Climan has held senior management
positions in the media and entertainment industry. Mr. Climan served as Corporate
Executive Vice and President of Worldwide Business Development of Universal Studios,
where Mr. Climan oversaw corporate international strategy, strategic marketing and
five studio operating divisions. Prior to Universal, Mr. Climan was a senior
executive at Creative Artists Agency, where he served as founding head of CAA's
corporate practice as well as represented globally-recognized talent
clients.
Mr. Climan has served as a bridge between Silicon Valley and
Hollywood since the mid- 1990s, and has been an active venture investor, board
member, and senior advisor to numerous entrepreneurial companies in media,
technology, and healthcare. Mr. Climan also serves as an advisor on entertainment
and media to the World Economic Forum and its Annual Gathering in Davos,
Switzerland, as a member of the Reuters Editorial Advisory Board, and as a member of
the Advisory Board to the Yale CEO Leadership Institute of the Yale School of
Management.
Mr. Climan holds a Master of Business Administration degree from
Harvard Business School, a Master of Science degree in Health Policy and Management
from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and a Bachelor of Arts degree
with a concentration in Chemistry from Harvard College.