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 [80]
| Name | Title | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| A | ||
| Larry Aidem | President & CEO | RayV |
| 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 |
| Eric Berger | "Executive Vice President, Digital Networks" | Sony Pictures Television |
| 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 |
| Dan Bucatinsky | Producer | Web Therapy |
| Adam Buxton | ||
| C | ||
| David Carson | CEO | Heavy |
| Stewart Cheifet | Director | Internet Archive |
| Jason Chow | Freelance writer | |
| David Clark | President | EPOP International |
| Robert Clasen | President and CEO | Starz Entertainment Group |
| Peter Clem | "VP, Digital Content Programming" | Scripps Networks |
| 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 |
| Mohamed Diab | Director/Activist | |
| Zadi Diaz | Principal | "Smashface Productions, LLC" |
| Illeanna Douglas | Actress | |
| E | ||
| Alex Ellerson | SVP Business Development/Legal Affairs | Howcast |
| Matthew Evans | "SVP, Digital" | Nickelodeon |
| F | ||
| Scott Fisher | Chair of Interactive Media | USC School of Cinematic Arts |
| Jim Forni | President | Octane Rich Media |
| Rich Frank | Chairman | The Hyperfactory |
| G | ||
| Gary Gannaway | Chairman & CEO | World Now |
| Simon Goodrich | Co-Founder | Portable |
| Chris Gore | Founder | Film Threat |
| Steve Grove | Head of News & Politics | YouTube |
| H | ||
| Matt Hanson | Founder | Visual Intelligence Agency |
| 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 | Head of 4iP | Channel 4 |
| M | ||
| John MacLeod | Executive Director | New Media Learning Center |
| Jackie Markin | freelance video producer | |
| 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 Films |
| Beth Porter | "Author, ""The Net Effect""" | |
| Stephen Price | Editor | Stash DVD Magazine |
| Martin Puris | Founder | Not Traditional Media (NTM) |
| R | ||
| Nicholas Reville | Co-Founder / Executive Director | Miro |
| Thomas Rigler | Principal | Gerber Rigler Producing and Executive Consulting |
| Jim Rosenthal | CEO | Kaplan Ventures |
| S | ||
| Amr Salama | Blogger/Activist | |
| Mika Salmi | President | MTV Networks/Viacom |
| Ana Serrano | Founding Director | CFC Media Lab |
| Tim Shey | Co-Founder | Next New Networks |
| Ben Silverman | CEO/Founder | "Reveille, LLC" |
| Robin Sloan | Online Studio Futurist | Twitter Media |
| 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 | CEO / Founder | "Big City Pictures, Inc." |
| Steven Starr | CEO & Founder | Revver |
| W | ||
| Anders Wahlquist | Co-founder | B-Reel |
| Lou Wallach | President | Wallach Media |
| Shane Walter | Director | One Dot Zero |
| Megan Wastell | Head of Creative Strategy | BSkyB |
| 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 |

