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Jon Weinbach

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Jon Weinbach

President, Skydance Sports
Jon Weinbach

A decorated producer, filmmaker, and writer, Jon Weinbach is the President of Skydance Sports, a division of Skydance Media launched in September 2021. At Skydance, Jon oversees all production and development of sports and sports-adjacent content, including premium unscripted series, documentaries, scripted series, and feature films. Jon has worked at the top levels of sports and entertainment media for more than 20 years, working closely with many of the biggest names in the industry. Prior to joining Skydance, Jon was Executive Producer and Executive Vice-President of Mandalay Sports Media, a content venture founded in 2012 by Peter Guber and Mike Tollin. For MSM, Jon produced and sold high-profile, acclaimed programming and branded content for a wide variety of outlets, including Netflix, ESPN, HBO, CBS, Turner Sports, Showtime, Fox Sports, FIFA, and Vice Media. His portfolio at MSM included producing “The Last Dance,” the Emmy and Producers Guild of America Award-winning, 10-episode documentary series for ESPN and Netflix on Michael Jordan and the 1990s Chicago Bulls; executive producing “The Comedy Store,” a five-episode documentary series for Showtime on the iconic Los Angeles comedy club; and executive producing 10 documentary films for the International Olympic Committee’s new OTT platform, The Olympic Channel. As a journalist, Jon was a staff reporter for the Wall Street Journal. An expert on the sports business, he has appeared regularly on ESPN, CNBC, Fox News, and national radio. Jon is a graduate of Yale University and lives in L.A. with his wife and two sons.