Mr. Rutledge has over 20 years experience as an entertainment lawyer, business affairs executive and strategic adviser. His particular expertise lies in media and entertainment, with an emphasis on new digital media. In his career, Mr. Rutledge has acted in an advisory capacity to organizations such as Viacom, Paramount, the Walt Disney Company, Time Warner/Turner, Showtime Networks, USA Networks, and Canal + (France).
In the first wave of the internet boom, he was one of the founders of an internet start-up which became the first company in history to offer web-based marketing and transactional solutions to the filmed entertainment community. More recently he acted as a key strategic advisor to an innovative search technology company. Mr. Rutledge's education includes a B.A. (Honors) as well as a law degree (L.L.B.) from the University of British Columbia.
