Ed Catmull Biography

Ed Catmull is a pioneering computer scientist and animation executive. He co-founded Pixar Animation Studios with Steve Jobs and John Lasseter in 1986 and served as its president until 2018. Catmull played a key role in developing computer graphics technologies, including the RenderMan software, which revolutionized digital rendering in films like “Toy Story” (1995), the first feature-length CGI film. He also served as president of Walt Disney Animation Studios from 2006 to 2018, overseeing a creative resurgence that included films such as “Frozen” and “Moana”. Catmull’s contributions to computer graphics earned him five Academy Awards, including a 2009 Gordon E. Sawyer Award for lifetime achievement. His 2014 book, “Creativity, Inc., details Pixar’s innovative culture. His work has profoundly shaped modern animation and filmmaking.

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