Dean, School of Cinematic Arts, USC

Daley has helmed the School of Cinematic Arts for more than 30 years, making her the longest-serving dean at USC. In August, the school launched the Ganek Immersive Studio, an interdisciplinary center for developing and producing immersive media content. In September Sony Interactive Entertainment gave the school $3 million in support of increasing the number of game creators from underrepresented communities. Prior to her work as dean, Daley was a founding director of the USC Annenberg Center for Communication. Prior to joining USC, Daley worked for the film and TV division of the Mark Taper Forum and was a producer for MGM Television.

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