Jim Gianopulos

Jim Gianopulos
Jim Gianopulos with Dimitris Droutsas in 2010
Born	James N. Gianopulos New York City, New York, U.S.
Residence	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Boston University (B.A.) Fordham University (J.D.) New York University (LL.M.)
Occupation	Chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures
Spouse(s)	Ann
Children	3

James N. "Jim" Gianopulos is a Greek-American businessman. He serves as the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Paramount Pictures.

James N. Gianopulos was born in New York City. He is a second-generation Greek American. He graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1973, received a Juris Doctor from the Fordham University School of Law in 1976, and a LLM program from the New York University School of Law.

He started his career by working at Paramount and Lorimar. He then worked in the International Distribution department of Fox Filmed Entertainment.

He was co-chair of Fox Filmed Entertainment with Tom Rothman from 2000 to 2012. In 2006, the Gianopoulos and Rothman team had greenlit twenty movies that produced over $100 million domestically ($119 million in current dollars) and 26 movies that fetched $100 million internationally ($119 million in current dollars)..

He took over as the sole chairman of Fox beginning in 2012. In this position, he served as the head of 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight, Fox 2000, Fox Animation/Blue Sky Studios, Fox International Productions and Fox Home Entertainment. He has argued for a closer relationship between Hollywood and Silicon Valley, especially with regards to anti-piracy efforts.

He serves on the Board of Directors of the Motion Picture & Television Fund. He is also on the Board of Trustees of the X Prize Foundation as well as the Board of the University of Southern California Entertainment Technology Committee.