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Jeff Small [1] (born 1973) is an American film studio executive who is the chief executive officer and president of Amblin Partners and DreamWorks Pictures. [2] [3]

He is a native of Marietta, Georgia and graduated from Stanford University.

Small was previously an executive with the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group and with Universal Studios who played key roles in mergers & acquisitions including of Polygram and the USA Network. Subsequently he transferred to Universal Pictures, where he was director of business development. [4] In 2000 he joined Revolution Studios, eventually serving as chief operating officer. [4]

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References

  1. http://www.dreamworksstudios.com/files/imagecache/news_image/small_jeff_website.jpg Archived 2015-08-16 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Pamela McClintock (November 6, 2006). "Small world for D'Works". Variety . Retrieved 2007-07-22.
  3. "Amblin Partners Promotes Jeff Small to President and Co-CEO (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
  4. 1 2 Marc Graser (May 26, 2004). "Revolution post spins to Small". Variety . Retrieved 2007-07-22.