John J. Lee, International Business Development, was hailed as the “Guru” for “putting the pragmatism back into production,” in his profile written by The Hollywood Reporter in its 2004 annual Indie Producers and Distributors Edition. During his twenty-seven years as an entertainment executive John has successfully led the launch or expansion of several entities, including Impression Delivery Corporation, a DBS entity subsequently sold to CapCities, and Times Mirror Cable Television, subsequently sold to Cox Communications. Further, John has provided business, funding and distribution services to clients for scores of their motion pictures, television series and specials, with combined production costs of over $463 million and global rights earnings exceeding $3.4 billion. Prior to co-founding iCD, John served as CEO of Entertainment Business Group, an entertainment funding, global rights sales, and business services entity. Immediately prior to EBG, John completed a three-year industry sabbatical during which he served as a full-time faculty member of Brigham Young University’s Film School, where he established its Entertainment Business Department and authored The Producer’s Business Handbook, a best selling textbook in its 2nd edition that is used in more than a dozen film schools. In 2008, with decades of successful entertainment and media experience, John commenced as Dean of Whistling Woods International in Mumbai, India.