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Sophia Pino is a movie studio executive, screenwriter, and producer. She is currently the Chief of Staff at STX Entertainment, with previous executive positions at The Walt Disney Company and 20th Century Studios. Pino has worked on acclaimed TV shows such as Homeland, Fosse/Verdon, and Genius.

20th Century Fox

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Pino joined 20th Century Fox during the Acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney, reporting to TV Studio President Bert Salke.[1] She worked on projects such as Primetime Emmy-winning Homeland with Claire Danes, Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy-winning Fosse/Verdon with Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams, Primetime Emmy-nominated Ratched with Sarah Paulson, Primetime Emmy-winning Geniuswith Cynthia Erivo, Primetime Emmy-winning The Old Man with Jeff Bridges, The Hot Zonewith Julianna Margulies, Primetime Emmy-winning Posewith Billy Porter, Barkskinswith David Thewlis, Mayans M.C.with JD Pardo, The Chiwith Lena Waithe, Primetime Emmy-nominated The Politicianwith Gwyneth Paltrow, Primetime Emmy-nominated Tales from the Loopwith Rebecca Hall, Books of Bloodwith Britt Robertson, and Queen of the South with Alice Braga.[2]

The Walt Disney Company

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Once the The Walt Disney Company's acquisition of 21st Century Fox was finalized, Pino started a new role managing operations for the office of Executive Chairman and CEO Bob Iger during a period in which COVID-19 impacted the enterprise's many lines of business.[3]

With Bob Chapek taking over as CEO, Iger left Disney at the end of 2021 and Pino assumed a new role driving strategic alignment for company-wide initiatives and campaigns across all brands and divisions such as Walt Disney Studios, the theme parks Disneyland and Disney World, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, Hulu, Disney+, Pixar, National Geographic, FX Networks, ESPN, ABC, and ABC News.[4] Such initiatives included producing the bi-annual D23 Expo event in 2022 at the Anaheim Convention Center which featured major announcements on upcoming content such as Avatar: The Way of Water, Thunderbolts*, Captain America: Brave New World, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Secret Invasion, Armor Wars, The Mandalorian Season 3, Andor, Ahsoka, Wish, Snow White, Hocus Pocus 2, Disenchanted, Peter Pan & Wendy, Haunted Mansion, Mufasa: The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, Elemental, Inside Out 2, Strange World, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Loki Season 2, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Ironheart, Daredevil: Born Again, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, and Indiana Jones 5.[5][6][7] Other initiatives included Disney+ Day, Star Wars Day, Disney's 100th anniversary on October 26, 2023 as well as synergy support for key theatrical title releases.[8] Pino left Disney in November 2023 to join STX Entertainment as their Chief of Staff.[9]

Early Career and Education

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Pino is featured on Roger Ebert’s website for her project at Harvard Westlake School titled "A Gum’s Life", which was screened at 20 film festivals including LA Film Festival, National Film Festival for Talented Youth, and Newport Beach Film Festival, and for which she won the Kenneth and Harle Montgomery Prize for Best Child-Produced Film at the 27th Annual Chicago International Children's Film Festival in 2010.[10][11][12] Ebert wrote in his review: "I don’t know about you guys, but my empathy was fully engaged; I’ll never again look at a stick of gum in quite the same way…"[13]

Pino graduated from University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film and TV Production, a Minor in Finance, and an emphasis in Pre-Law. She earned a Masters in Business Administration with an emphasis in Technology Leadership from University of California, Los Angeles Anderson School of Management, where she was placed on the Dean's List with a GPA of 3.9. Pino sits on the Board of Directors of USC’s Women of Cinematic Arts group.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Inside the Office of Fox 21 President Bert Salke". Variety. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "Credits of Sophia Pino". Metacritic. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "Disney Loses Nearly 5 Billion Amid Pandemic". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "Bob Iger Disney CEO". New York Times. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "D23 2022 Marvel Star Wars Announcements". The Direct. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  6. ^ "Lucasfilm, Marvel Studios, and 20th Century Studiso Showcase Electrifying New Slate at D23 Expo 2022". The Walt Disney Company. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  7. ^ "First Looks at Elemental, Strange World, and More at D23 Expo's Disney Studios Showcase Day 1". D23. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  8. ^ "Disney 100 October Celebration". The Walt Disney Company. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  9. ^ "STX Entertainment". STX Entertainment.
  10. ^ "Los Angeles Film Festival". Cheri Gualke. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  11. ^ "2010 Los Angeles Film Festival". Al Borde. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  12. ^ "A Gum's Life (2009)". YouTube. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  13. ^ "Features". Robert Ebert. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  14. ^ "Executive Board". Women of Cinematic Arts. Retrieved December 15, 2024.