Media Industry Conversation: Q&A With Peter Cramer

Media Industry Conversation: Q&A With Peter Cramer
President, Universal Pictures

Friday, September 11
12:00-12:50pm
DMC 2.106

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About Peter Cramer

Peter Cramer is President of Universal Pictures. In this role, he is responsible for the creative strategy and day-to-day creative oversight of Universal Pictures’ live-action film slate.

During his 20+ year tenure at Universal, Cramer supervised the development and production of hundreds of films, including tentpoles, homegrown franchises, and bold originals across all genres.  His work helped propel the studio to numerous Oscar wins, and Universal’s biggest and most profitable years ever at the global box office. 

After joining Universal in 2005 as Senior Executive Vice-President of Production, Cramer served as Co-President of Production and President of Production before assuming his current role in 2019.  Before Universal, Cramer was Executive Vice-President of New Regency Productions, where he oversaw such films as Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Man on Fire.  He also held positions at Daybreak Productions, where he was an Executive Producer on Universal’s October Sky, and at HBO Films.  He started his career at Creative Artists Agency.

Cramer is an active member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.  He is a graduate of Harvard University, andlives in Los Angeles with his wife and their two sons.