David Wertheimer
Education
Duke University
B.S., Computer Science/Business -Work Experience
RAIA Studios
Current
RAIA Studios
DtoC Ventures
Current
DtoC Ventures
Fox Networks Group
2011-12-01 - 2019-08-01
Fox Networks Group
ETC - Entertainment Technology Center @ USC
2007-01-01 - 2011-11-01
ETC - Entertainment Technology Center @ USC
USC Institute for Creative Technologies
2003-06-01 - 2006-12-01
USC Institute for Creative Technologies
WireBreak Entertainment
1998-10-01 - 2001-03-01
WireBreak Entertainment
Paramount Pictures
1995-10-01 - 1998-10-01
Paramount Pictures
Skills
Summary
David Wertheimer is a technology leader/executive with experience running new and existing businesses in start-up and publicly traded organizations. David's strengths stem from his deep technical background combined with widespread experience in management and operations. As a result, he has been an executive and/or trusted advisor to several media companies and major studios and an award-winning thought-leader and keynote speaker on the subject of content distribution trends and futures. As President, Digital Products at FOX Networks Digital Consumer Group, David Wertheimer was responsible for the consumer facing products for FOX networks -- FOX Sports, FOX, FX, and NatGeo. Having founded his first company at 15, worked for Steve Jobs for 5+ years, and become the first President of the Digital Entertainment division at Paramount Pictures, David has consistently helped drive the media, entertainment and technology industries in creating the multi-platform future of content (streaming, OTT, D2C, etc.). Before FOX, David served in executive positions in entertainment companies and technology strategy/product organizations, including the Entertainment Technology Center at USC and the USC Institute for Creative Technologies, where he oversaw world-leading artificial intelligence (AI) and Virtual Reality (VR) research and products.
