membership
IADAS is an intellectually diverse organization that includes over 750 Executive Academy members such as musicians David Bowie and Beck, Martha Stewart, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, Internet inventor and Google Chief Internet Evangelist Vinton Cerf, "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening, Real Networks CEO Rob Glaser, Huffington Post Founder Arianna Huffington, and AKQA Global Creative Chief Rei Inamoto.
Associate Members of IADAS are former Webby Award Winners and Nominees and other Internet professionals. Members also include writers and editors from publications such as The New York Times, Wired, Forbes, Details, Fast Company, Elle, The Los Angeles Times, Vibe, and WallPaper.
Membership in IADAS is currently by invitation only and is limited to those individuals who have catalyzed great achievements on the Internet, demonstrated extraordinary talent in a traditional medium, or who possess in-depth knowledge of new media and comprehensive familiarity with a broad range of sites within a category.
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our members
Online Film & Video [74]
| Name | Title | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| A | ||
| Larry Aidem | President | Rainbow Ventures |
| Jeremy Allaire | CEO | Brightcove |
| B | ||
| William Baker | President | WNET |
| Bryan Bantry | President | Bryan Bantry, Inc. |
| Andrew Baron | Creator & Co-Producer | Rocketboom |
| Paul Beddoe-Stephens | VP Digital Media | Comedy Central |
| John Bernbach | Founder | Not Traditional Media (NTM) |
| Daniel Blackman | Co-Founder and COO | Howcast |
| Les Blank | Film Director | Flower Films |
| Matt Blank | Chairman | Showtime Networks |
| Stephen Bronstein | COO | IODA |
| Adam Buxton | ||
| C | ||
| David Carson | CEO | Heavy |
| Stewart Cheifet | President | SCP |
| Jason Chow | Freelance writer | |
| David Clark | President | EPOP International |
| Robert Clasen | President and CEO | Starz Entertainment Group |
| Peter Clem | VP, Interactive Video | Scripps Networks Digital |
| Dylan Close | Kontraband | |
| Arthur Cohen | President and CEO | iklipz |
| D | ||
| Heitor Dallia | Film Director | O2 Filmes |
| Kate Dean | Executive Director | U.S. Internet Service Provider Association |
| Zadi Diaz | Principal | Smashface Productions, LLC |
| E | ||
| Alex Ellerson | Head of Google Video | |
| Matthew Evans | SVP, Digital | Nickelodeon |
| F | ||
| Scott Fisher | Chair of Interactive Media | School of Cinematic Media |
| Jim Forni | President | Octane Rich Media |
| Rich Frank | Chairman | The Firm |
| G | ||
| Gary Gannaway | Chairman & CEO | World Now |
| Simon Goodrich | Managing Director | Portable Content |
| Chris Gore | Founder | Film Threat |
| Steve Grove | Head of News and Politics | YouTube |
| H | ||
| Matt Hanson | Creator | A Swarm of Angels |
| Jordan Hoffner | Head of News, Information and Premium Content Partnerships | Google Video, YouTube |
| J | ||
| Jorge Just | Admiral | |
| K | ||
| Dina Kaplan | Co-Founder, COO | Blip.tv |
| Joshua Kinberg | Director of Product Management for Online Video | PBS Interactive |
| Charlie Koones | President & Publisher | Variety |
| L | ||
| Graham Leader | Founder | Granite Films |
| George LeBrun | President/CEO | Rule 13 |
| John Lee | Media Threat | |
| Lee LeFever | Principal | Common Craft |
| Thomas Loosemore | Channel 4 | |
| M | ||
| John MacLeod | Executive Director | DigiQuest Learning Center |
| Jackie Markin | ||
| Tommy Means | Founder | Mekanism |
| Rodrigo Meirelles | Digital Works Director | O2 Filmes |
| O | ||
| Ellen O'Neill | Creative Director | The Paley Center for Media |
| Katherine Oliver | Commissioner | City of New York Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting |
| P | ||
| Jamie Patricof | CEO | Hunting Lane Productions |
| Beth Porter | BethPorter @ Womenstuff | |
| Stephen Price | Editor | Stash DVD Magazine |
| Martin Puris | Founder | Not Traditional Media (NTM) |
| R | ||
| Nicholas Reville | Co-Founder / Executive Director | Miro (formerly Democracy Player) |
| Thomas Rigler | EVP, Content and Entertainment | Nixle.com |
| Jim Rosenthal | CEO | Kaplan Professional |
| S | ||
| Mika Salmi | President | MTV Networks/Viacom |
| Ana Serrano | Director | CFC Media Lab |
| Tim Shey | Founder | Next New Networks |
| Ben Silverman | CEO/Founder | Reveille, LLC |
| Robin Sloan | Online Studio Futurist | Current TV |
| Rochelle Slovin | Executive Director | Museum of the Moving Image |
| Matt Smith | Co-Founder | The Viral Factory |
| Tad Smith | President | Reed Business Information |
| Gregg Spiridellis | JibJab | |
| George Spyros | Treehugger | |
| Steven Starr | CEO & Founder | Revver |
| W | ||
| Lou Wallach | Founder | Wallach Media, LLC |
| Shane Walter | Director | onedotzero |
| Megan Wastell | Supervising Producer, Wireless | Comedy Central/MTV Networks |
| Chris Watts | Visual Effects Supervisor | Bake Visual Effects, Inc. |
| Ron Wechsler | Vice President, Series Development & Production | ESPN Content Development |
| Harvey Weinstein | Founder | The Weinstein Co. |
| Y | ||
| Suejin Yang | Executive Producer, MTV Digital | MTV Networks |

