Grubin, Kari

Grubin, Kari

Membership Services Director at Trusted Partner Network (MPA)

Kari Grubin is a multi-talented executive who has spent the past 25 years leading and managing studio divisions, global post production facilities, corporate departments and groups within trade organizations. Kari currently leverages her expertise through her partnership with companies and professional organizations as a business consultant, specializing in the media and entertainment vertical, and recently joined the Motion Picture Association Trusted Partner Network as Membership Services Director.     Kari is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and served on the Production and Technology Branch Executive Committee.

Previously, Kari spent two years developing and leading the currently serves as the Project Director of SMPTE’s Rapid Industry Solutions On Set Virtual Production Initiative. Prior to that time, she demonstrated her strong record of technical operations supervision and confident, insightful leadership of creative teams as Vice President of Mastering for Studio Operations at The Walt Disney Studios, where she developed a long-term strategic vision for mastering across the title lifecycle. 

She serves on the board of the Hollywood Professional Association (HPA), where she is the past chair of Women in Post Committee. In 2016, she co-created the Young Entertainment Professionals Program (YEP) at the HPA, which has provided outreach and mentoring to over 100 young leaders in the entertainment industry. Kari is now the Co-Chair of HPA ALL, the HPA’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Initiative to continue the expansion of HPA’s commitment to create an inclusive environment for all members of the M&E industry, especially those from under-represented groups.  She is an active member of SMPTE, which is partnering with HPA on DEI efforts.  

Kari formed Global Entertainment Partners (GEP) and served as general manager, which she and her partner sold to Deluxe Entertainment Services Group.   Kari transitioned to Deluxe subsidiary Deluxe Digital Media, where she was Vice President of Post and Restoration.  Kari also spent 2 years at NSS Labs, a leading information security research, testing lab and advisory company, as sales director focusing on the entertainment sector, specializing in cyber security.   

Kari is in demand as a speaker on a variety of topics and holds three US patents in media and entertainment technology as a co-inventor.

Sessions/Events
The Economic and Sustainable Wins of Virtual Production
Tuesday, April 18 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PT