IMAX Corporation announced the appointment of Dana Settle to its Board of Directors. Settle is a Partner and Co-Founder at Greycroft, a venture capital fund based in New York City and Los Angeles focused on investments in the Internet and mobile markets. She fills a vacancy on the company’s board.
Throughout her career, Settle has played a key role in the success of many technology startups. Prior to Greycroft, where she heads the firm’s West Coast arm in Los Angeles, Settle spent several years as a venture capitalist and adviser to startup companies in the Bay Area. During her six years at venture capital fund Mayfield, she focused on early-stage companies in the mobile communications and consumer Internet markets.
Dana currently serves on the boards of Greycroft’s investments in AppAnnie, EBTH.com, Steelhouse, TheRealReal, Clique, RocketJump, and WideOrbit. She also managed the firm’s investments in Maker Studios (sold to Disney), Viddy (sold to FullScreen), AwesomenessTV (sold to Dreamworks), Digisynd (sold to Disney), ContentNext (sold to Guardian Media), Pulse (sold to LinkedIn) and Sometrics (sold to American Express).
Dana’s additional experience includes business development at Truveo (AOL), investment banking at Lehman Brothers and international business development at McCaw Cellular Communications (AT&T).
“Dana has played a pivotal role in fostering the strategic growth of some of the most promising digital media companies in the world.
She has a pulse on the latest digital innovations across multiple platforms and an impressive track record of transforming those innovations into successful businesses,” said IMAX CEO Richard L. Gelfond. “We are delighted to welcome Dana as our newest board member. As we continue to explore new areas for growth, her expertise and strategic insight will be of tremendous value to our board and to IMAX.”
“I’m thrilled and honoured to be joining the IMAX board,” said Settle. “The IMAX brand is a landmark in the media industry and its innovative work aligns perfectly with my experience in the venture capital industry. I look forward to helping to continue IMAX’s forward-thinking mission with my fellow board members and the IMAX executive team.”
Dana holds a BA in Finance and International Studies from the University of Washington and an MBA from Harvard Business School.