David Wertheimer, B.S.

CEO, Executive Director, Entertainment Technology Center @ USC

213.743.1610
dwertheimer@etcenter.org
ABM 210
http://etcenter.org

David Wertheimer has been at the intersection of technology and entertainment for many years. After starting his career in high-tech in the Bay Area, working with leaders like Steve Jobs and Larry Ellison, he was recruited to be the first president of Paramount Digital Entertainment and started one of the first digital content delivery studio/networks (WireBreak Entertainment). Today, he runs the Entertainment Technology Center @ USC (ETC@USC).

The ETC@USC is a non-profit consortium, funded by the Hollywood studios (Disney, Fox, Paramount, NBC/Universal & Sony) and a variety of leading technology and service companies (e.g. Cisco, Thomson & Deluxe), that looks at how technology is changing the entertainment landscape. 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.

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. With his appointment in early 2007 to head the center, Wertheimer has brought his expertise to bear on the technological and sociological implications of providing content to consumers who desire it at any time and any place. ETC@USC is headquartered in the School of Cinematic Arts digital collaboratory annex, located in the heart of Los Angeles.