Jason Blum ’91

AB; Los Angeles, California

Jason Blum ’91, founder and CEO of Blumhouse Atomic Monster, is a three-time Academy Award®-nominated, two-time Primetime Emmy Award-winning and three-time Peabody Award-winning producer. Following Blumhouse’s 2024 merger with James Wan’s Atomic Monster, the combined company is responsible for more than $10 billion in worldwide box office and 250 films and series, including The Conjuring Universe, horror’s most successful franchise. Blum’s credits include Halloween, Paranormal Activity, Insidious, Obsession, Backrooms, The Purge, Five Nights at Freddy’s, Whiplash, BlacKkKlansman, and Get Out. He has received the Producers Guild of America’s Milestone Award (2026), PEN America’s Business Visionary Award (2026), and CinemaCon’s Producer of the Year Award. He’s also been named to the TIME100 list of the world’s most influential people. Blum serves on the boards of The Public Theater, the Sundance Institute, Vassar College, the American Cinematheque, Cinema United’s Film Leadership Council and the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.