Tiffany Shlain

Name: Tiffany Shlain

Born: April 8, 1970

American Internet pioneer, filmmaker, author, and public speaker.
Founder, CEO and creative director of the Webby Awards, Oscars of the Web (1996).
She introduced the concept of cloud filmmaking (2011).
Co-founder of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.
Directed, co-wrote and produced Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, a documentary about reproductive rights in America.
Founded the San Francisco film studio, the Moxie Institute (2005).

Significant publications

Best Director, Los Angeles Movie Awards (2011).
Women in Film Award for making “Connected,” All Roads Award National Geographic (2011).
Keynote speaker for UC Berkeley’s commencement ceremony (2010).
Recipient of the UC Berkeley Eisner Award (their highest award in art).
Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute (2006-2007).
Appeared on Good Morning America as Webby Awards on-air Internet expert from 2000 – 2003.
Closing speaker for TEDWomen in Los Angeles.

“The cool kids have co-opted all the neat stuff - computers, gadgets, video games. There’s no such thing as a computer geek anymore.”