Phil Lelyveld

Philip Lelyveld runs the Immersive Media Initiative at the University of Southern California’s Entertainment Technology Center, a think tank within the School of Cinematic Arts. He also runs the Executive/Student Coffee program which creates structured, casual discussion and networking opportunities around topics of interest to the industry.

The ETC@USC is funded by the major Hollywood studios, Epic Games, Verizon, Dolby, Microsoft, and other companies to advise them on emerging technology, connect them with potential partners, help accelerate adoption of promising technologies, and work to drive standardization and avoid format wars.

Phil also speaks and consults worldwide on emerging trends, opportunities, and product strategies.

Prior to joining the ETC@USC Mr. Lelyveld spent 10 years coordinating multi-business unit and multi-studio efforts related to entertainment technology including technical lead in major negotiations as Disney’s corporate VP of Digital Industry Relations. Prior to working in entertainment, Philip conducted earthquake prediction and volcano hazard research in the Aleutian Islands, lead the development of Arco International Oil & Gas’s scientific computing infrastructure, and built the Business and the Environment Program at UCLA Anderson School of Management.

He has a BS in Civil Engineering (Tufts), an MS in Applied Geophysics (Stanford), and an MBA (UCLA).