John du Pre Gauntt
Creative Director of the Seattle AI Film Festival
- Role
- Founder and Host at Culture And Code Podcast
- Location
- Redmond, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About John du Pre Gauntt
John Gauntt is the co-founder and Creative Director of The Seattle AI Film Festival (SAIFF). SAIFF celebrates visual storytelling brought to life with Artificial Intelligence. SAIFF platforms creators to highlight their work and connect with audiences. SAIFF provides audiences with a curated quality experience of the best AI storytelling across the globe. Sponsors and supporters of SAIFF experience ground floor access to multicultural creative innovation powered by AI. For the public sector, SAIFF offers a sandbox for actionable debate on the issues that matter. SAIFF: Elevate the Storyteller + Delight the Audience + Humanize the Technology. SAIFF is a production of Culture & Code - a B2B studio, podcast and newsletter about Creativity and Artificial Intelligence. Aimed at creative professionals in media & entertainment, marketing, and communications; Culture & Code equips its audience to tackle practical and ethical issues as they integrate AI into their craft and organizations. Combining top tier interviews with actionable tips, roadmaps and guides; Culture & Code helps people collaborate better with AI and each other.
Experience
Founder and Host
Jul 2023 — Present
The Culture and Code podcast explores creative expression by humans and Artificial Intelligence. What is it? What does it mean? Who benefits? Who pays? Aimed at creative professionals in media & entertainment, marketing, and communications; Culture and Code explores innovation that’s happening across storytelling, technology, and audiences.
Education
Martial Arts: Karate, Judo, Japanese traditional weapons, Brazilian Jiujitsu
Black belts in 4 disciplines, 42 years consistent training
2026
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Master of Science with Distinction, Information Systems
1994 — 1996
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English and American Literature with a Writing Concentration
1986 — 1989
MIT xPRO
Executive Course, Introduction to Quantum Computing
2020 — 2020
MIT Sloan School of Management
Executive Certificate, Management and Leadership
2017 — 2019
University of Maryland
Knight Foundation Fellow , Journalism and Digital Privacy
2009 — 2009
Chattanooga State Community College
Associate of Science (A.S.), Information Systems Technology
1984 — 1986
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Executive Course, London and Global Cities: Governance, Planning and Design
2016 — 2016
Skills
- Mobile Devices
- Market Research
- Digital Strategy
- Mobile Marketing
- Business Strategy
- Start-Ups
- New Media
- Social Media
- User Experience
- Content Strategy
- Marketing Strategy
- New Business Development
- Social Networking
- Social Media Marketing
- Strategy
- Digital Media
- Saas
- Emerging Technologies
- Cloud Computing
- Online Advertising
- Marketing
- Strategic Partnerships
- Business Development
- Digital Marketing
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