Prem Akkaraju

Prem Kumar Akkaraju was the CEO of Weta Digital when it sold its technology and research division to Unity Software on November 9, 2021, for $1.625 billion. He is currently CEO at Stability AI.

Executive producer Akkaraju was an executive producer of the 2021 Oscar-nominated feature film The White Tiger. The film is based on the 2008 Man Booker Award-winning book of the same title. Other executive producers of the film include Priyanka Chopra, Ava DuVernay, Ramin Bahrani and Mukul Deora. The White Tiger released on Netflix worldwide on January 22, 2021.

Career In June 2020, Akkaraju announced Weta Digital will produce original content under a newly-formed entity called Weta Animated. Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh will be developing and directing original animated content for the venture.

Akkaraju and Sean Parker co-founded The Screening Room. The Screening Room, a proposed movie delivery service, includes shareholders Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard, J.J. Abrams, Martin Scorsese and Peter Jackson. Akkaraju also served as the CEO of The Screening Room and now serves as executive chairman.

Akkaraju was included in Varietys inaugural Silicon Valleywood Impact Report, in which he was described as a "technology maven". He is an inventor of 26 technology patents in secure-content delivery.

Personal life Akkaraju has an MBA from Columbia Business school and lives in Los Angeles with his wife Mary Ann and two children.