Leon Silverman, as head of Strategic Perspective Consulting, helps to drive industry strategy at the intersection of creativity and technology. His clients include major Hollywood Studios, as well as industry services and creative technology organizations. In addition, he serves as advisor for Strategy and Industry Relations for Movielabs, the joint venture technology think tank owned by the 5 major Hollywood Studios, where he is focused on leading an industry wide consortium implementing the “2030 Vision” for the future of media creation.
Over his decades long career, he has held senior executive roles at Netflix, The Walt Disney Studios, The Eastman Kodak Company, and LaserPacific. Leon has dedicated his career to the development and introduction of new technology tools and workflows.
Silverman was one of the founders and was the long-standing president of the HPA – the Hollywood Professional Association, where he still sits on the Board.
Silverman serves as a member of the Executive Committee of the Production and Technology Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, where he also served a six-year term on the Science and Technology Council.
In addition, Silverman is a sponsor of and helped to design and launch the Academy’s talent development and inclusion initiative, the Gold Rising program.
Silverman also serves on the Executive Committee of the new Science and Technology peer group at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and on the Engineering Emmy Award committee. He is associate member of The American Society of Cinematographers, and the American Cinema Editors.
He has been honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the HPA, the Bob Lambert Technology Leadership Award from the Entertainment Technology Center at USC, has 2 Emmy Awards for his contributions to technology innovation, holds 10 issued patents and numerous Disney Inventor awards for his contributions to patent applications. He has served multiple terms as Governor and is a Life Fellow of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), where he was honored with SMPTE’s Presidential Proclamation honoring his “contributions to the Society and the media entertainment industry as a visionary, innovator, and mentor.”