The Gatekeepers

We picked the top 12 distributors of movies in the United States and found that 11 of the CEOs were white. Only Tyler Perry (who created his own studio and founded his own company) was African American.

 Bob Iger, Disney

 Keith Rupert Murdoch, 20th Century Fox

James Joseph Murren, MGM

Ron Meyer, Universal

Brad Grey, Paramount

Doug Belgrad, Columbia

Valerie Van Galder, TriStar 

Michael Lynton, Sony

Jeff Robinov, Warner Bros.

Barry Meyer, New Line Cinema

Jeffrey Katzenberg, Dreamworks

Tyler Perry, Tyler Perry Studios

Disney - Bob Iger http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-04-03/more-companies-need-high-priced-ceos

20th Century Fox - Keith Rupert Murdoch http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/people.asp?privcapId=35867

MGM - James Joseph Murren http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/people.asp?ticker=MGM

Universal - Ron Meyer http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/people.asp?privcapId=804881

Paramount Pictures - Brad Grey http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=3573695

Columbia - Doug Belgrad http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/people.asp?privcapId=8033824

TriStar Pictures - Valerie Van Galder http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/people.asp?privcapId=7913345

Sony Pictures - Michael Lynton http://www.sonypictures.com/corp/seniormanagementteam/michaellynton.html

Warner Bros. Pictures - Jeff Robinov http://www.timewarner.com/our-company/management/executives-by-business/warner-bros-entertainment/

New Line Cinema - Barry Meyer http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/people.asp?privcapId=681753

Dreamworks - Jeffrey Katzenberg http://www.businessinsider.com/hp-employee-love-poem-dreamworks-ceo-jeffrey-katzenberg-2012-12

Tyler Perry Studios - Tyler Perry http://www.blackentrepreneurprofile.com/profile-full/archive/2008/july/article/tyler-perry/