Jordan Levin

Current

• CEO at Generate
• Member at Directors Guild of America

Past

• CEO at The WB Television Network
• Director of Development at Disney/Touchstone Television

Education

• The University of Texas at Austin
• New Trier High School

Connections

86 connections

Industry

Entertainment

Websites

• My Company

Jordan Levin’s Summary

Jordan Levin brings two decades of experience in the media industry to Generate, the first independent production and management studio established to develop franchise entertainment properties for the transmedia generation. Generate develops professionally-produced, premium content that can migrate across distribution platforms and creates innovative concepts to integrate into the advertising, technology and entertainment communities. Recently named to the 2008 AlwaysOn OnHollywood 100 as a top private company in digital entertainment and media, Generate completed a $6 million Series A round backed by Velocity Interactive Group and MK Capital in March 2008. Prior to founding Generate, Levin spent a decade launching, building and branding The WB broadcast network culminating with his appointment as the youngest CEO in broadcast television history. Levin, who replaced television visionary Jamie Kellner as CEO of The WB, joined the network before its January 1995 launch as part of the founding executive team and rose through the programming ranks to become President, Entertainment by the time he was 33. Levin was instrumental in the development of numerous hit series for young adults and family households that established the network’s brand such as “Dawson’s Creek,” “Gilmore Girls,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “7th Heaven,” “Charmed,” “Felicity,” “Smallville," “Angel,” “The Jamie Foxx Show,” “Sabrina, The Teenage Witch,” “Sister, Sister," “The Steve Harvey Show,” “Reba,” “Popstars,” “The Surreal Life,” “One Tree Hill” and “Everwood,” for which he also directed an episode. In addition to The WB, Levin oversaw Kid’s WB! and established The WB’s original movie division by launching the “American Girl” film franchise. Prior to The WB, Levin was at Disney where he was associated with “Home Improvement,” “Ellen” and “Boy Meets World.” He currently sits on numerous Boards including non-profit organizations, political advocacy groups and media companies.

Jordan Levin’s Experience

• CEO

  Generate

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

  February 2006 — Present (2 years 8 months)

• Member

  Directors Guild of America

  (Entertainment industry)

  2004 — Present (4 years)

• CEO

  The WB Television Network

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; TWX; Broadcast Media industry)

  August 1994 — June 2004 (9 years 11 months)

• Director of Development

  Disney/Touchstone Television

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; DIS; Media Production industry)

  August 1989 — August 1994 (5 years 1 month)

Jordan Levin’s Education

• The University of Texas at Austin

  B.S. Cum Laude with Special Honors, Radio-Television-Film, 1985 — 1989

• New Trier High School

  1982 — 1985

Additional Information

Jordan Levin’s Websites:

• My Company

Jordan Levin’s Groups:

Boards include the Friends of the Los Angeles Free Clinic, Matinee Media, an integrated media company that specializes in the acquisition and development of broadcast stations, SpiralFrog, an online music destination, offering ad-supported legal downloads of audio and video content, the Austin Film Society and the UT Film Institute. Levin is a member of the DGA, HRTS, NATAS, NDN and Digital Coast Roundtable.

•    The WB Survivors Network

Jordan Levin’s Honors:

2004 Television Executive of the Year by The Caucus For Television Producers, Writers and Directors
The University of Texas’ College of Communication’s Alumnus of the Year award in 2002
The University Alumni Organization’s Outstanding Young Texas-Ex award in 2004
Honored by Girls Inc. and the Los Angeles Free Clinic
Featured on the cover of The Hollywood Reporter’s 2003 “Leadership in Hollywood” issue

Jordan Levin’s Contact Settings

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• consulting offers
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• expertise requests
• business deals
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