Stevie Clifton

Stevie Clifton is a co-founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Animoto, a video creation service that allows users to create professional-quality videos from their own photos and video clips.1 He founded Animoto in 2007 along with Jason Hsiao, Tom Clifton, and Brad Jefferson.1

Stevie has a background in both the film and television industry and computer science. Before starting Animoto, he worked in motion graphics in New York City.1 He and his co-founders saw a need to make production-quality video creation accessible to more people, which led to the development of Animoto.1

As CTO, Stevie leads the technical vision for Animoto's video platform.3 He has been instrumental in developing the technology that allows users to easily create cinematic-quality videos from their own content.1

Stevie is bilingual, with native or bilingual proficiency in English and limited working proficiency in Japanese.2 His LinkedIn username is stevieclifton.2

Under Stevie's technical leadership, Animoto has grown to serve millions of users, including consumers, photographers, businesses, nonprofits, and schools.1 The company has offices in both New York City and San Francisco.1