Brent Baum is a film director / producer based in Los Angeles. His experience in the motion picture business encompasses the development, production, financing, distribution and sale of over a dozen movies, some of which include: The Wedding Planner, Eye of the Beholder, Drowning Mona and Thomas and the Magic Railroad. From 1997-2002, Baum was President and Chief Operating Officer of Destination Films. As a founder of the company, Baum pioneered an innovative financial structure and unique business strategy to raise over $100 million of initial operating capital and in its second year of operations Destination generated $75 million in revenues. Prior to founding Destination Films, Baum was Vice President, corporate strategic planning at DreamWorks. He was a member of the initial start-up team responsible for creating and implementing DreamWorks’ ten-year strategic plan to build a competitive movie studio. He previously worked in the Mergers and Acquisitions group at Smith Barney Shearson and in similar investment banking capacities with Citibank and CS First Boston (Tokyo, Japan). Mr. Baum also worked for the United States Information Agency in Tokyo, Japan. Mr. Baum earned his MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania; a Master of Arts, International Studies from the University of Pennsylvania; and a Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, from BYU.