Ed Leonard

Most Creative People 2009

Ed Leonard

Senior Executive

DreamWorks Animation

Ed Leonard is a boomerang employee of Dreamworks. He was CTO before stepping down to focus on Ptch, a social photo editing app, and is now back as senior executive at the celebrated animation studio.

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Your Life As A Mini-Movie, Powered By DreamWorks

The Instagram for video movement just got a little more interesting with social 60-second video sharing platform Ptch.

Your Life As A Mini-Movie, Powered By DreamWorks

How DreamWorks Animation Creates New Technology and Markets It to the Masses

Impact

Why do synthetic chemicals seem more toxic than natural ones?

This nonprofit is teaching children philanthropy like it was any other kids’ activity

America’s top CEOs say they are no longer putting shareholders before everyone else

Creativity

A fan used 13,000 LEGOs to build this amazing, life-size, fully operational claw machine

Tech billionaires haven’t killed Burning Man’s anti-capitalist spirit—but influencers might

Timeline: Burning Man’s tumultuous past

Co.Design

MIT Media Lab director apologizes for accepting funds from Jeffrey Epstein

This beautiful but terrifying new footbridge has a gap in the middle

This brilliant hydroponic system puts a whole garden on your countertop

Work Life

These 3 weird tricks have helped me beat work procrastination

The worst financial advice I’ve ever gotten

This is how to tell if your boss really likes you