Eddie Drake

As Chief Technology Officer for The Walt Disney Studios, Eddie oversees Production, Post technology from script to screen for Marvel Studios, Disney Live Action, 20th Century Studios and Searchlight Pictures. More recently, Eddie expanded his group to include Immersive Production Technology helping to prepare Disney Studios for next generation storytelling experiences. He is in his 18th year with The Walt Disney Company, and prior to leading Studio Technology, 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 platform, Movies Anywhere. Prior to Disney, Eddie co-founded an IPTV Startup 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.