Richard Gelfond

Richard L. Gelfond (born 1955) is an American business executive and the Chief Executive Officer of IMAX Corporation.

Early life and education
Gelfond was raised in Plainview, Long Island. He earned his bachelor's degree from Stony Brook University in 1976, and his Juris Doctor from Northwestern University School of Law in 1979. In 2004, Gelfond was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree by Stony Brook University.

Career
Gelfond started his career as a law clerk for U.S. Court of Appeals judge Max Rosenn. He later worked as a lawyer at Cleary Gottlieb and as an investment banker at Drexel Burnham Lambert.

Gelfond joined IMAX Corporation as Vice Chairman in 1994 when the investment company he co-founded and was a principal of acquired IMAX. He became co-CEO in 1996, and CEO in 2009. In 1996, Gelfond received an Academy Award on behalf of IMAX for Scientific and Technical Achievement.

Other activities

 * Chair, Board of Trustees, Stony Brook Foundation.
 * Chairman, Steering Committee, Columbia Shuttle Memorial Trust.
 * Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees, New York Historical Society (former role).