Thomes, Chris

Chris Thomes is a multi-Emmy-award-winning pioneer of the digital media revolution. He began his career as a pre-YouTube professional in online video and gaming production at NBC in the late 90's early 2000s. Subsequently, he served as a virtual world game producer at Disney Interactive in 2005. In 2011, he became the head of Disney’s Digital Media Studio, where he produced Emmy-winning interactive and original short-form series. In 2020, he assumed the role of head of Disney Television’s Creative Service group, with a focus on creative content, virtual production and emerging platform content. Currently, as Creative Content Officer of EYEDentity, Chris is building a content and media company focused on leveraging live-streaming real-time animation, game engine technology, generative AI workflows, and immersive experiential activations to bring the unique property to life across the creator-driven landscape.