University of Wisconsin-Madison
Kelly Kahl was promoted to President, CBS Entertainment in May 2017 and worked there until 2022. Kahl, who has helped build CBS’ highly successful primetime schedule for more than 20 years, leads the Network’s Entertainment division. As part of his new role, he also oversees Entertainment matters in Marketing and Promotion, Digital/Interactive, Diversity, Publicity, Research and …
Thomas Kane is currently Senior Vice President, Director of Marketing, Digital and Product Management at Tri Counties Bank, based at the bank’s offices in Roseville, California. With $9.9 billion in assets, Tri Counties Bank is Northern California’s leading community bank, with about 80 branches and loan offices throughout the state. Mr. Kane manages teams responsible for marketing …
Vance I. Kepley is Emeritus Professor of Film in the Department of Communication Arts. He served on the Department faculty for 36 years before retiring in May 2017. In the course of his UW career he taught a variety of courses related to film history, and he conducted research focused on film and social history with …
Dru Korab is a seasoned producer, director, and editor, operating his own production companies, WG Visual and Best Efforts Inc., since 2009. He has worked with notable brands such as Amazon, Warner Brothers, Skanska, Harvard University, Beats by Dre, Rhino, Disney, LA Kings/Galaxy, Fox Sports, Mark Burnett Productions, UFC, PepsiCo, and many more. Dru started his …
Barry Kotler is a Television Agent at leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA). Kotler works in the Los Angeles office and works with many of the world’s leading content creators. A few of the series that Barry is involved with are BLACKISH, GROWNISH, MIXEDISH, MOM, RICK & MORTY, BOJACK HORSEMAN, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, …
Scott Landsman is currently the Head of Television for Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia’s Seven Bucks Productions. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing the development and production of half-hour scripted live action and animated comedies, one-hour dramas/dramedies and unscripted series as well as international development. Prior to joining Seven Bucks, Landsman was Senior Vice President, …
AJ Long attended UW-Madison from 2010-2014 and earned his BA in Communication Arts (Communication Science and Rhetorical Studies). He is currently pursuing screenwriting in Los Angeles and living on the west side of town in the vibrant (and always interesting) Venice community. During his undergraduate studies, AJ worked with campus leaders in implementing the WiGrow program …
Luke Mueller received his B.A. in Communication Arts (Radio, TV and Film) from UW-Madison in 2015. Since graduation, he has worked in roles that blend enterprise communications, technology, and strategy needs together. In his current role as Director of Digital Strategy for Walmart Inc., he oversees various internal technologies that optimize the ways of working, while also …
Robert Pepper received his BA and PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is Head of Global Connectivity Policy and Planning at Meta (formerly Facebook) helping lead their worldwide connectivity and technology policy, focusing on strategies to promote innovation and investment in infrastructure and connectivity leading to Internet inclusivity. Previously as Cisco’s Vice President for Global …