Ivan Schneeberg

Ivan Schneeberg (along with David Fortier) is the Co-Executive Chairman of the Company and Co-Chairman of Boat Rocker Studios. Schneeberg (together with Fortier) co-founded the Company in 2003. Together the pair originated and executive-produced dozens of television series, including the critically acclaimed, international commercial successes, Orphan Black, Being Erica, and The Next Step. From there, Schneeberg and Fortier went on to oversee the growth and transformation of the Company into a global entertainment company.

Schneeberg and Fortier were finalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award (Ontario) in 2012 and are the proud recipients of numerous industry awards for their work as executive producers in television, including the prestigious Peabody Award, which the pair accepted for Orphan Black.

Prior to founding the Company, Schneeberg was a partner in the Entertainment Group at Goodmans LLP. In 2001, Schneeberg was named one of Canada’s Top 40 lawyers under 40. Schneeberg holds a Bachelor of Laws from Western University.