Lauren Selig facts for kids
Lauren Selig is an American film producer, businesswoman, writer, and someone who helps others through charity. She helped start companies like Shake and Bake Productions and VALIS Virtual Reality. She also advises many other businesses and groups, including the Xprize Foundation.
Growing Up and School
Lauren Selig was born in Seattle, Washington. Her father, Martin Selig, is a well-known property developer.
For elementary and high school, Lauren went to private schools like Lakeside School and Phillips Exeter Academy. She then went to Georgetown University and earned a degree in International Relations. She also studied for a year at the London School of Economics while working for Variety magazine. Later, she earned degrees in law and business (JD-MBA) from the University of Washington and Northwestern University.
Her Work
After writing for Variety magazine, Lauren Selig worked at DreamWorks in 1997. She helped develop stories for producer Mark Johnson. In 2000, she worked on international licensing for a music company called Playnetworks.
From 2002, Selig worked at Microsoft in business development. She also started working in her family's business. From 2003 to 2012, she was the Director of Development at Martin Selig Real Estate. She also managed the family's investments in new companies and organized their charitable donations.
In 2005, Selig started Lala Laptop. This company sold laptop bags for women. The money earned from these sales was given to charity. In 2009, she wrote children's books and created iPhone apps called Little Lala. At that time, she was also the president of business development for IndieFlix, an online movie service.
Producing Movies
Lauren Selig co-founded Shake and Bake Productions. She has produced many movies, including Rocketman, a film about the singer Elton John. She also produced the thriller Crawl.
Selig was an executive producer for several well-known films. These include Hacksaw Ridge, Lone Survivor, Everest, and American Made. In 2015, Variety magazine named her one of the "producers to watch."
In 2017, Hacksaw Ridge, which Selig executive-produced, was nominated for six Academy Awards (Oscars).
She is currently working on new projects. These include The Downslope, which is based on a script by Stanley Kubrick. She is also producing the sci-fi film The Diamond Age and the Amazon TV series Wheel of Time.
Other Ventures
Besides her work in film and TV, Lauren Selig advises companies on their investments. She is also a partner at VALIS, a virtual reality company. VALIS won an Emmy Award for its work on "Capturing Everest." VALIS also helped TIME magazine create a virtual reality experience about Martin Luther King Jr.
Selig has invested early in many companies. These include Galaxy Interactive, A16z, and Bulletproof Coffee. She also produces live entertainment through her partnership with Poets Road. She was an advisor to Peter Jackson's company WETA. She serves on the board of the X-Prize Foundation.
Personal Life
Lauren Selig lives in Los Angeles.
