Stu Levy

Stuart J. "Stu" Levy (born August 24, 1967 in Northridge, Los Angeles, California) is the founder, CEO and Chief Creative Officer of the manga media company Tokyopop. Levy also produces, directs, and writes for graphic novels, film and television.

Credentials

Levy holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics/Business from UCLA and a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center. He studied at Tokyo University and Keio University in Japan and is a California attorney. Currently, Levy chairs the Producers Guild of America's International Committee and Online Video Committie, and he was previously a Board Member of its New Media Council. An expert in the film industry, Stu Levy has spoken on panels at various film festivals and markets around the world, including the Hong Kong Filmart, PIFAN, NATPE, and the Produced By Conference. In 2014, Stu Levy served as a jury member for NAFF.

Business

Early projects

Levy designed and produced JapanOnline.com in 1995, for which he won the New Media Invision Award for "Best Design on the Web." From 1994 to 1997, he produced and distributed CD-ROM multimedia edutainment titles in Tokyo. Receiving investment from Mitsui Ventures, NVCC and angels, Levy moved back to the U.S. to form Tokyopop (formerly Mixx Entertainment) in 1997, a business venture designed to introduce the Western world to manga entertainment of all forms.