Liz Manne is a seasoned cultural producer, change-maker, and strategist who has spent her career at the nexus of film and social impact. She is an independent consultant and co-founder of The Culture Group. Previously she served as Executive Director of FilmAid; Advisor to HBO Films; Executive VP Programming & Marketing of Sundance Channel and Co-founder and Executive VP Marketing for Fine Line Features. She is a member of President Obama’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She received her BA in Dramatic Art from UC Berkeley and her MBA from NYU’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business.