Gabriel Brakin

Business leader, Change Agent, Lawyer, Parent, Social entrepreneur, World traveler

I advise studios, investors and family offices on their media investments. I currently also serve as an Advisory Board Member of the UCLA Ziffren Institute for Media, Entertainment, Technology & Sports Law, and as a member of the Executive Branches of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences as well as the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. I was previously COO of Participant Media, the pioneering global media company founded by Jeff Skoll to produce entertainment that combined the power of a story well told with real world impact and awareness around vital issues. During my 16 years with the company, we produced more than 120 critically acclaimed films and series, which collectively earned 86 Academy Award® nominations and 21 wins and 62 Emmy® Award nominations and 18 wins. Key titles included Best Picture winners Spotlight and Green Book; Best Documentary Feature winners American Factory, CITIZENFOUR, and The Cove; and Best International Feature Film winners Roma and A Fantastic Woman, and the Emmy winning groundbreaking series When They See Us.

Business Operations, Digital Media, Film, Law, M&A, People & Culture, Strategy, Television