David Wertheimer

David Wertheimer has been at the intersection of technology and entertainment for over 15 years. After working for Steve Jobs and Larry Ellison in the Bay Area, he was recruited to be the first president of Paramount Digital Entertainment, overseeing digital strategy for the studio, and subsequently founded one of the first digital content delivery studio/networks (WireBreak Entertainment). Today, he runs the Entertainment Technology Center @ USC. The ETC@USC is a non-profit consortium, founded with help from George Lucas and now funded by the Hollywood studios (Disney, Fox, Paramount, NBC/Universal & Sony) and a variety of leading technology, CE and service companies (e.g. Cisco, Sharp, Thomson, TCS & Deluxe). The ETC’s mission is to look at how technology is changing the entertainment landscape, to understand what consumers want and to bring companies together to ensure they get it. Through its "Anytime/Anywhere Content Lab," along with students from USC, the ETC provides a space where the industry can explore how real users will consume content in emerging combinations of technologies and networks. The ETC brings together companies across industry lines to brainstorm about product offerings -- content, devices and services that deliver on the promise of digital entertainment. Wertheimer was named one of five entertainment executives to watch by USA Today and one of three individuals leading the next generation of convergence by the Hollywood Reporter.