Bill O'Dowd
CEO and Chairman, Dolphin Entertainment, Dolphin Digital Media and Dolphin Films
Former Trustee, United Way UK
Bill is an Emmy-nominated producer, distributor and financier with two decades of experience in the television, digital media, and film industries. He founded Dolphin Entertainment in 1996, one of the world’s leading production companies specializing in children’s and young adult live-action programming.
Bill is passionate about increasing educational opportunities for children around the world. He is a frequent speaker on education topics and creates partnerships based on fostering reading skills and encouraging a passion for philanthropy in young people. He joined the United Way Million Dollar Roundtable in 2009 when he made a $2 million gift to the United Way Center for Excellence in Early Education for the newly named Dolphin Digital Media Demonstration School, Educare of Miami-Dade.