Spanning a career of thirty years, Marc Shmuger has distinguished himself through hands-on business and creative leadership in the entertainment industry. He has worked at the highest levels of Sony Pictures, Universal Pictures and EuropaCorp. While Chairman of Universal he greenlit, developed, and distributed such culturally impactful and commercial movies as The Bourne Ultimatum, American Gangster, Inglorious Basterds, Wanted, Mama Mia!, and Knocked Up. Under his stewardship, Universal’s films earned a notable 54 Oscar nominations, 78 BAFTA nominations, and 45 Golden Globe nominations. As a producer, he has enjoyed success in both documentary and narrative feature filmmaking, the recipient of a Peabody Award (Zero Days) and the Producers Guild Award for Best Documentary Feature (We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks). Earlier in his career, as a marketer, he was recognized with top prizes from major advertising festivals, including multiple Clios, Tellys, Addys, New York Festival Awards, and Key Art Awards. Advertising Age honored Shmuger in 1999 and 2000 as Entertainment Marketer of the Year, making him the first person ever to receive this distinction twice. Shmuger is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and he has served on the Board of Trustees for The American Film Institute. He is a Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Wesleyan University.

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