Kleeman, David

Strategist, analyst, author, speaker, connector, David Kleeman has led the children’s media industry in developing sustainable, child-friendly practices for more than three decades. He began this work as president of the American Center for Children and Media and is now Senior Vice President of Global Trends for Dubit, a strategy/research consultancy and games studio. 

When he began this work, “children’s media” meant television. Today, he is fascinated by, and passionate about, kids’ wide range of possibilities for entertainment, engagement, play and learning. David uses research, insights and experience to show that much may change, but children’s developmental path and needs remain constant.

David is advisory board chair to the international children’s TV festival PRIX JEUNESSE, on the board of the Children’s Media Association and the Advisory Board of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center. In 2023, he was in the inaugural class of Children’s and Family Emmys Silver Circle inductees, for 25+ years of service