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Ryan Kavanaugh (born December 4, 1974) is an American film financier. He co-founded and was CEO of Relativity Media, where he brokered deals between Wall Street investors and major film studios. He credited his risk-assessment algorithm with Relativity Media's initial success.
In 2018, claims of sexual harassment from seven women at Relativity against former Relativity Co-President Adam Fields was found to have been the result of a fraudulent memorandum drafted, according to the arbitrator Judge Terry Friedman, by Relativity CEO Ryan Kavanaugh himself.
Ryan Kavanaugh is a film and TV producer, entrepreneur and philanthropist who's films have received over 60 Oscar® nominations and 8 wins. He was #22 on Fortune 40 under 40 list, the 2009 Producer of the Year Hollywood Awards, the 2011 Showman of the Year.
Ryan Kavanaugh was founder and CEO at Relativity Media, which was engaged in multiple aspects of entertainment, including film and television financing; production and distribution; music publishing; sports management and digital media.
Relativity Media was founded by Ryan Kavanaugh and Lynwood Spinks in 2004. Kavanaugh convinced Spinks, a former Carolco Pictures executive to invest $1 million into the venture. Relativity began operations as a middleman brokering deals between film studios and banks, private equity firms, and hedge funds to finance multi-film slates.
Movie mogul Ryan Kavanaugh fell from Forbes' billionaires rankings on July 30, 2015 when his company Relativity filed for bankruptcy. His Moneyball-for-movies strategy, in...
Aug 16, 2023 · Ryan Kavanaugh, CEO of Relativity Media talks with Jenelle Riley about his history in the film business, the philosophy of Relativity, being a content engine and launching their new Mad...
