Jonas Rivera

Jonas H. Rivera (born May 2, 1971) is an American film producer of Mexican descent. As of September 2022, he is the executive vice president for film production at Pixar Animation Studios, overseeing operational issues (as distinguished from creative issues) for all film and streaming production. He produced the animated films Up, Inside Out (2015), and Toy Story 4 (2019), all of which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Rivera is an alumnus of San Francisco State University and has worked at Pixar since starting there as an intern in 1994.

Early life Rivera was born and raised in Castro Valley, California. His father is of Mexican descent, while his mother is of English Canadian descent. Since then he worked on almost every Pixar film, at first as a coordinator and manager. Rivera also produced Inside Out (2015) and Toy Story 4, both of which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. He was the Development Producer on Soul.

During the making of the first Toy Story, he was collecting things used in the production of the movie, a collection which would eventually be known as the Pixar Archives, now counting thousands of objects and stored in a climate-controlled building. He was inspired by Disney, which also saved objects from the studio productions.

Personal life Rivera is married to Michele.

Filmography Toy Story (1995) – Production office assistant A Bug's Life (1998) – Art department coordinator Toy Story 4 (2019) – Producer - winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Soul (2020) – Development Producer Inside Out 2 (2024) – Executive Producer Toy Story 5 (2026) – Executive Producer

Short films George and A.J. (2009) – Executive Producer Riley's First Date? (2015) – Executive Producer