Weekly Movie Challenge

Chad Troutwine

Biography

Chad Troutwine is

an attorney, entrepreneur and film producer. Each of his movies have premiered

at the Sundance, Toronto, Venice, or Cannes film festivals and enjoyed a US

theatrical release. His films have featured 22 Academy Award® nominees,

including Natalie Portman, William H. Macy, James Woods, Nick Nolte, Winona

Ryder, Peter Fonda, Gena Rowlands, Willem Dafoe, Juliette Binoche, Gus Van

Sant, Alexander Payne, Alfonso Cuaron, David Mamet, and Joel & Ethan Coen. Variety, the Hollywood Reporter, and the Cannes Market News have chronicled his projects After completing his MBA, Chad co-founded Veritas

Prep, a recognized leader in standardized test preparation and graduate school

admissions consulting. Representing Veritas, he has served as a keynote speaker

at Yale, Harvard, Stanford, and the University of Chicago. Prior to founding

Veritas, Chad purchased and renovated several vacant warehouses, helping ignite

a surge in historic loft renovation in his hometown. This year, Chad began

developing a clean energy campus showcasing one of the world’s

first commercial-scale cellulosic biofuel refineries.

Chad graduated with honors from law school and earned

his MBA with distinction from Yale University. In recognition of his achievements,

Forbes magazine recently named Chad their Young Entrepreneur of the Year.