2006 Technology Retreat Speaker Biographies

 

BRAD HUNT

Mr. Hunt is the Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for the Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. He works closely with the seven major studios that make up the MPAA on content protection and anti-piracy related issues and policymaking. He leads the MPAA Office of Technology’s involvement in content protection specifications and licensing, international standardization efforts, regulatory and legislative initiatives, and content protection compliance monitoring and enforcement.

 

Mr. Hunt has worked in the motion picture and television industry for over twenty-five years in a variety of roles ranging from research & development, marketing, strategic planning, and executive management in the motion picture film, digital post-production hardware, and post-production service businesses. Mr. Hunt has a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. degree from the William E. Simon Graduate Business School at the University of Rochester. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and a member of the Academy’s Science and Technology Council. He is also a Fellow of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers.