Gian Franco

About Gian Franco

Gian Franco has spent the last 20 years in various roles in media, entertainment and technology; with over 12 years spent specifically in digital media and distribution. Gian Franco worked at the Microsoft Corporation before moving to Amazon.com in 2010 to launch their digital gaming distribution platform. He then assumed responsibility for Global Content Business Development in Amazon\'s TV and film distribution group, after having completed US Content Acquisition for the same group.In 2015 Gian Franco left Amazon to start a career as a Television and film producer with the goal of telling universal stories from a Caribbean point of view. In 2018 he teamed up with friend, business partner and auteur Ty Hodges to produce the feature film VENUS AS A BOY which, an official selection of the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival. VENUS AS A BOY represents the first of a variety of feature film and television projects from the duo under their Lost Ones banner.As an independent advisor and consultant Gian Franco has worked with media titans such as Comcast on its digital distribution, operations and training strategies; executing training and deployment for products like Xfinity on Roku, as well as their multicultural networks. For Liberty Global/Liberty Latin America Gian Franco advised them on their media and entertainment strategy as well as drove the operational implementation for the Flow 1 Entertainment network from their Caribbean subsidiary, Cable & Wireless Communications. Additionally, Gian Franco has provided strategic advisory for disruptive startups such as Pluto.TV and StreaMe, on their media and entertainment strategies.

Experience

1. Co-founder Chairman

   The Stereotype Project Foundation

   Mar 2021 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US

   The Stereotype Project Foundation is a non-profit that seeks to deconstruct the way we learn about people and cultures while highlighting the gaps and illuminating limited and biased representations of social groups in the media.

Education

• New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business

  MBA

• University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus

  B.Sc