David Ellison

Board Member, Ellison Medical Institute

Chairman and CEO, Paramount

David Ellison is Chairman and CEO of Paramount, a Skydance Corporation, a premier global media and entertainment company that creates and distributes award-winning content across television, film, streaming, and digital platforms through brands like CBS Entertainment, CBS News, and CBS Sports, Paramount Pictures, Paramount Television, Nickelodeon, MTV, Paramount+, and Pluto TV.

David previously served as CEO of Skydance Media, the diversified media company he founded in 2010, comprised of Animation, Film, Television, Interactive/Games, and Sports divisions. In this role, he oversaw the entire Skydance slate of blockbuster and critically acclaimed films, including 2022’s Top Gun: Maverick, which broke box office records, became the highest-grossing film of the year.