BH
Technology & Innovation Advisory

Where media meets what's next.

An Emmy Award-winning executive with 25+ years building the product and engineering teams behind the future of entertainment.

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A career spent at the edge of media and technology.

I lead the product and engineering teams that build the future of entertainment. My background spans the full arc of digital transformation—from Netscape's early web standards to driving Direct-to-Consumer innovation and AI pilots at Universal Pictures.

Across Apple, Disney, and NBCUniversal, I've managed multi-disciplinary teams to deliver global-scale digital media platforms. I'm passionate about the intersection of media and technology—and about protecting the next generation of creative capital.

25+
Years
8
Patents & Filings
1
Primetime Emmy
Selected Highlights
01 — Innovation

Founder, Disney StudioLAB

Launched and ran an elite innovation hub in collaboration with Accenture and Microsoft—serving Disney, Lucasfilm, Pixar, Searchlight, and 20th Century Studios.

02 — Creative

Emmy Award Winner

Creative Executive on industry-first immersive projects including Vader Immortal and Coco VR.

03 — Scale

Global Platform Leadership

Built and led multi-disciplinary teams across Apple, Disney, and NBCUniversal to deliver digital media platforms at global scale.

04 — Stewardship

Board, Creators Guild of America

Helping professionalize and protect the next generation of creative capital alongside acclaimed voices in tech, media, and entertainment.

Experience
2022 — Present
VP, Innovation & Products · Universal Pictures

Technology strategy and product management for Direct-to-Consumer initiatives across Digital Media and Home Entertainment, integrating AI into Studio workflows and establishing an innovation lab for Film and TV.

2015 — 2022
VP, Innovation & Products · The Walt Disney Studios

Founded the StudioLAB program. Led technology strategy across immersive content, data management, and marketing technology for Disney, Lucasfilm, Pixar, Searchlight, and 20th Century Studios.

2013 — 2015
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer · Timeline Labs

Led product for a social-media platform used on-air by Yahoo, NBC, CBS, and Fox News. Managed a team of 30. Acquired by SeaChange, Inc.

2003 — 2013
Product Advisor & Product Management · Apple, MobiTV, KPCB portfolio

Built mobile video for the QuickTime platform at Apple; led product at MobiTV across AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile; advised startups and global brands including Yahoo and Microsoft.

1996 — 2001
Product & Technology Evangelism · NBCi · Netscape Communications

Managed a $30M product P&L at NBCi.com. Earlier, drove software evangelism at Netscape—building partnerships with broadcast networks, studios, and newspapers around early web standards.

Recognition & Patents

Honors

  • Primetime Emmy Award
  • Emmy Award Nominee
  • Webby Award Nomination

Patents & Filings

  • Machine-learning, user-specific evaluations US 11,610,239
  • Drones generating air-flow effects for VR / AR users US 10,777,008
  • Personalized video featuring a selected person US 10,311,917
  • Tiered digital rights for content packages App. 2025/0209435
  • Improvisational storytelling AI agent App. 2020/0019370
  • Measuring sentiment of text in context App. 2016/0062967
  • Scoring & clustering of social-media data App. 2016/0055164
  • Determining intent of social-media posters App. 2015/0227579
Advisory & Engagements

Let's talk about what you're building.

me@benjaminhavey.com
Los Angeles · 310.570.2802

Available for advisory work at the intersection of media, entertainment, and emerging technology.