Eddie Drake

As Head of Production Technology for The Walt Disney Studios, Eddie oversees Production and Post technology for Marvel Studios, Disney Motion Picture Productions, 20th Century Studios and Searchlight Pictures. More recently, Eddie expanded his group to include Immersive Production Technology helping to prepare Disney for Next Generation Storytelling experiences. He is in his 15th year with The Walt Disney Company, and prior to overseeing Production Tech, was Vice President of Product Development responsible for providing solutions across Disney Studios’ Operations, Distribution, Marketing and Direct to Consumer organizations including helping to evangelize and launch Disney Movies Anywhere and the cross-industry movie service, Movies Anywhere. Prior to Disney, Eddie co-founded IPTV Startup Myrio acquired by Siemens in 2005. Eddie is a 25-year veteran of the Media and Entertainment Technology industry and holds over 50 patents in the space. He also has a creative background in editing, animation, compositing and graphic design.