Richard Gelfond
Richard L. Gelfond (born 1955) is an American business executive and the Chief Executive Officer of IMAX Corporation.[1][2]
Richard Gelfond
1955 (age 68–69)
Chief Executive Officer, IMAX Corporation
Early life and education[edit]
Gelfond was raised in Plainview, Long Island.[3] He earned his bachelor's degree from Stony Brook University in 1976, and his Juris Doctor from Northwestern University School of Law in 1979.[4][5] In 2004, Gelfond was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree by Stony Brook University.[4]
Career[edit]
Gelfond started his career as a law clerk for U.S. Court of Appeals judge Max Rosenn.[6] He later worked as a lawyer at Cleary Gottlieb and as an investment banker at Drexel Burnham Lambert.[7][8]
Gelfond joined IMAX Corporation as Vice Chairman in 1994 when the investment company he co-founded and was a principal of acquired IMAX.[9][10] He became co-CEO in 1996, and CEO in 2009.[11][1] In 1996, Gelfond received an Academy Award on behalf of IMAX for Scientific and Technical Achievement.[12]