Brad Lewis

Bradford Clark Lewis (born April 29, 1958) is an American politician, film producer and animation director. He produced "Antz", the Oscar-winning "Ratatouille," and "". He also co-directed "Cars 2" and produced "Storks". He is a former mayor of the city of San Carlos, California.
Personal life.
Lewis was born in Sacramento County, California. He was raised in San Mateo, California and moved to nearby San Carlos in 1991. Lewis graduated from Fresno State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, and lives in San Carlos, California. Brad has a son, Jackson Lewis, and a daughter Ella Dale Lewis.
Career.
Pacific Data Images.
Lewis worked at Pacific Data Images (PDI) for over thirteen years where he served as Vice President of Productions. He served as representing producer for PDI on films such as "Forces of Nature", "The Peacemaker" and "Broken Arrow". Lewis produced television specials such as Hanna-Barbera's "The Last Halloween", for which he won an Emmy, and the first 3D episode of "The Simpsons". He received a second Emmy for graphic design utilized on ABC's "Monday Night Football". Additionally, Lewis' commercial production work netted him two Clios. He also served as producer on "Antz". Lewis was to direct the cancelled animated film "Tusker" with Tim Johnson. Lewis left the company shortly after it was purchased by DreamWorks.
Pixar.
Brad Lewis joined Pixar in November 2001; his first credit was on "The Incredibles" as an actor. He served as producer on "Ratatouille" in 2007 and later went on to co-direct "Cars 2" in 2011. He co-directed the English voice version of Hayao Miyazaki's "Ponyo" in 2009.
Recent.
Lewis left Pixar to join Digital Domain in 2011, at their Tradition Studios division in Florida where he was to direct animated features. After Digital Domain's bankruptcy filing and their shutdown and layoffs at Tradition Studios, Lewis joined Warner Bros. as a producer. He produced "Storks" which was released on September 23, 2016, and was executive producer on "The Lego Batman Movie". Lewis returned to DreamWorks Animation to produce "".
Local politics.
Lewis served five years on the San Carlos Parks & Recreation Commission before being elected to the city's council in 2005. He became vice-mayor in 2006, and mayor in 2007. He served in the San Carlos City Council in 2010.