Jay Tucker

Jay Tucker is the Executive (Managing) Director for the Center for Media, Entertainment & Sports (MEMES) at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. In that role, Tucker regularly brings c-suite executives and industry leaders together with the business school community to explore the future of entertainment through thought leadership, educational offerings and conferences. He has launched partnerships with Hollywood studios, device makers, service providers and professional organizations – facilitating the exchange of ideas and development of new initiatives. His current areas of focus include monetization, business analytics, emerging technologies, immersive content, and diversity and inclusion. Previously, Tucker served as a Director at the Institute for Communication Technology Management at USC. He founded Silicon Beach @USC, a massive initiative featuring a venture competition that awarded $50K per year and a conference focused on startups, technology and digital content. Tucker also curated, and taught in, a series of executive education courses focused on leadership frameworks for the digital age. Tucker is passionate about entrepreneurship and serves as an advisor to the Hollywood Post and other early stage ventures. He holds an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management, an MA in Instructional and Learning Technologies from Columbia University, and a dual BA from Stanford University in Political Science and African & Afro-American Studies. He resides in Santa Monica, CA.