David Ellison

David Ellison is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Paramount, a Skydance Corporation, a premier global media and entertainment company that creates and distributes award-winning content across television, film, streaming, and digital platforms through brands like CBS Entertainment, CBS News and CBS Sports, Paramount Pictures, Paramount Television, Nickelodeon, MTV, Paramount+, and Pluto TV.

David previously served as CEO of Skydance Media, the diversified media company he founded in 2010. In this role, he oversaw the entire Skydance slate of blockbuster and critically acclaimed films, including 2022’s Top Gun: Maverick, which broke box office records, became the highest-grossing film of the year, and was nominated for six Academy Awards, including “Best Picture.” In 2022, Skydance formed a multi-year deal with Apple to develop and produce an annual slate of live-action films for Apple TV+. David is an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-nominated producer, whose films have grossed nearly $10 billion globally.

In 2013, he launched Skydance Television, which boasts a diverse slate of series across a range of platforms. The studio’s slate includes Emmy-nominated series such as Grace and Frankie, Foundation, and Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan.

David established Skydance Animation in 2017, which expanded to Madrid in 2020, and has since partnered with Apple TV+ and Netflix. In 2021, he launched Skydance Sports with the NFL, producing acclaimed content like Good Rivals and Air, followed by numerous sports documentaries and films.

David is an accomplished pilot and a lifelong film enthusiast. He attended the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California and is a member of the Producers Guild of America, as well as the Television Academy. He is a Member of the Board of the Ellison Institute of Technology, which applies advanced science and technology to address global challenges in health, climate, energy, and education.