Jon Feltheimer

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JON FELTHEIMER

Chief Executive

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.

Jon Feltheimer is chief executive of Lions Gate Entertainment, a position he has held since 2000. During his tenure, the company’s market capitalization has grown from $80 million in 2000 to nearly $4 billion, and its revenue has increased more than 15 times over. In 2016 Lions Gate extended his deal to 2023. During Feltheimer’s more than three-decade entertainment industry career he also has held leadership positions at Sony Pictures Entertainment and New World Entertainment. He has been responsible for tens of thousands of hours of TV programming and hundreds of films, including the global blockbuster “Hunger Games” franchise; the launch of the “Divergent” franchise; and Academy Award winners “Crash,” “Monster’s Ball” and “Precious.”