Join us this Friday, March 28th, at 4 PM in Irvine room G16 for a speaker event with Mark Kaufman!

Mark Kaufman is a University of Pennsylvania alumnus and serves as Executive Vice President & Managing Director, Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures. In this role, Kaufman has creative, operational, and managerial oversight on all live stage endeavors across Warner Bros. Discovery’s family of brands and businesses. Kaufman reports directly to Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group's Co-Chairs/CEOs Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy, serving as a member of the company’s senior leadership team.

Under his guidance, Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures has multiple titles playing around the world and is currently represented on Broadway with The Outsiders, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and Good Night, and Good Luck. Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures has previously been represented on Broadway with hits like Beetlejuice, Elf, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Kaufman’s career spans stage, film, music, and television. He joined Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures in 2011 from Unique Features, after 16 years at New Line Cinema, where he served as executive producer on films including Hairspray, 17 Again, Valentine’s Day, and Secondhand Lions. He also worked on soundtracks for films including Rush Hour, Austin Powers, The Wedding Singer, and Boogie Nights. As a writer, Kaufman created Toothless and Just a Walk in the Park for The Walt Disney Company.