University Of Arizona, Eller College Of Management

Chief Studio & Real Estate Officer, The MBS Group
Hackman Capital Partners, Studio & Media Platform

Los Angeles, California

Chief Studio & Real Estate Officer the largest provider of studio real estate, management and equipment services in the United States, exclusively servicing over 300 soundstages across more than 35 campuses globally. At HCP-MBS, Jason is primarily focused on growing the HCP-MBS Studio & Media Platform.

The MBS Group, Hackman Capital Partners

Chief Studio & Real Estate Officer

Globally responsible for production and studio operations for nearly 1,000 production per year, including overseeing Production Services, Transportation, Safety, Security, Insurance, Risk Management, Production Assets (Wardrobe/Props/Scenic), Crew Training, and Production Planning, as well as overseeing global production real estate acquisitions, leasing, construction, development, and facility operations for Netflix Studios (Film, TV, Animation, and Post). Crafted and executed Netflix’s master-lease strategy throughout the world’s major production markets to create the largest production infrastructure footprint in the industry.

Netflix

Head of Worldwide Production Operations & Real Estate

Oversaw global studio operations and real estate for the largest provider of motion picture studio facility development & management in the U.S., and the largest motion picture production services vendor in the U.S. and the U.K.. The MBS Group currently manages and/or exclusively services over 200 soundstages at 28 studio locations in 4 countries, via subsidiary companies: MBS Media Campus, MBS3, MBS Equipment Company (U.S. & Canada) and Pinewood-MBS.• Responsible for all real estate development, operations, transactions and contracts management throughout the MBS platform; a wholly-owned business of The Carlyle Group, a $174 Billion global asset management & investment firm.• Oversaw the MBS Media Campus, the premier production and technology campus in the U.S. with 15 state-of-the-art stages on 25 acres, home to James Cameron's LIGHTSTORM Studios (AVATAR)      • Achieved the highest annual studio revenue and profit performance since the campus’ founding by Roy Disney in 1998.• Negotiated anchor tenancies and global production services partnerships, including CBS, Sony, ABC, Disney, Showtime, WB, Paramount, NBCUni, Lightstorm Ent, Blizzard Activision and Intel Global Production Labs.• Oversaw operational departments, including Production Operations, Facilities & Engineering, IT/Telecom, Security, and production crew training programs across the MBS platform, including the U.K., Canada and Southeast Asia.

MBS Media Campus, The MBS Group

Senior Vice President, Head of Global Studio & Real Estate Operations

Oversaw all aspects of live event, visual effects, concert and television production, managing offices in Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami and New York for an “Inc 500 Fastest Growing Company” at the forefront of branded entertainment. Pearl remains the U.S. leader in in-camera VFX, including holography and projection mapping.Oversaw production budgets, union and non-union crew, and supervised multiple line producers & production managers simultaneously. Served as Producer for all Pearl projects, including:• 2015 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards• Sir Richard Branson’s 2015 ‘NGENUITY Summit at The Dolby Theatre.• City of Los Angeles’ 2015 New Year’s Celebration at Grand Park with 80,000 in attendance.• ‘The Simpsons’ 25th Anniversary @ Comic Con 2014: “Hologram Homer meets Matt Groening”• 2013 World Series: “Chevrolet Home Run Derby” for Major League Baseball and General Motors.

Pearl Media LLC

Executive Vice President & General Manager

Oversaw the Media and Entertainment portfolio for publicly-traded multibillion dollar real estate investment trust (NYSE: HPP), including the revitalization, restructuring and day to day studio & production operations of the then-largest independent film and television studios in the U.S., with 23 sound stages spanning two historic Hollywood campuses: Sunset Gower Studios, the former Columbia Studios lot, and Sunset Bronson Studios, the original Warner Bros Studios lot. Also managed the evaluation, restructuring and daily management of the legendary United Recording Studios.

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.

Vice President, Media & Entertainment

Consult domestic and international governments and businesses on film & TV incentive programs as well as both public and private infrastructure development projects.

Jason Hariton