Mr. Climan is the President of Entertainment Media Ventures, Inc., a firm engaged in media investment, strategic advisory, and film and television production. He is also the CEO of 3ality Digital, LLC, a leader in digital 3D entertainment technology and production, with which Entertainment Media Ventures has a strategic alliance.
From 1986 to 1999, Mr. Climan was a senior executive at Creative Artists Agency (CAA), a top talent and literary agency. He founded and led CAA’s corporate representation practice, advising companies such as Sony, Matsushita, Coca-Cola, Seagram, and various regional Bell companies. As a talent agent, he represented prominent actors, directors, and producers including Robert De Niro, Kevin Costner, Robert Redford, Danny DeVito, Michael Mann, and film companies like Tribeca, Jersey Films, Wildwood, and Tig Productions.
Mr. Climan serves on several boards, including The American Cinematheque, Yale’s Chief Executive Leadership Institute, The Fulfillment Fund, Whistling Woods International in Mumbai, and The James Redford Institute for Transplant Awareness. He also advises the CDC Director, sits on the Dean’s Advisory Board at UCLA’s School of Public Health, and consults for the World Economic Forum.
He holds a B.A. from Harvard College, an MBA from Harvard Business School, and an M.S. in Health Policy and Management from the Harvard School of Public Health.