Sandy Climan
Sanford (Sandy) Climan is an American film producer, best known for Martin Scorsese's The Aviator and the film U2 3D. He is the Founder and President of Entertainment Media Ventures, a Los Angeles-based strategic advisory and media investment company. Early life and education Climan was born in The Bronx, New York and attended The Bronx High School of Science, where he was valedictorian of his senior class, a Westinghouse Science Talent Search scholar, and a National Merit winner. Climan earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School, a Master of Science degree in Health Policy and Management from Harvard School of Public Health, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard College. Career Mr. Climan has held senior management positions in the media and entertainment industry throughout his career and is considered a "media visionary". In addition, he has been an active investor in, and advisor to, venture capital firms and early-stage companies in media, technology, and healthcare. Climan began his career at MGM, in multiple executive positions in motion picture production, distribution and pay-television and, during 1985–86, in feature film production. He then served as the President of Lions Gate Studios, as the President of Wescom