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Jay Levine

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Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer and Business Operations at Sony Pictures Entertainment
📍 Los Angeles, California, United States

Jay Levine serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at Sony Pictures Entertainment, focusing on driving growth. His career includes a role as CEO of Kevin Harts HARTBEAT and a 15-year tenure at WarnerMedia in top strategy positions. He holds both a BS and an MBA from The Wharton School.

He strategically transitioned from a major studio (WarnerMedia) to lead a creator-founded company (HARTBEAT) as CEO, before returning to a major studio leadership role at Sony.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer and Business Operations
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Priorities

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Media Growth Strategy
His entire career, from WarnerMedia to HARTBEAT and now Sony, has focused on identifying and executing strategies to grow major entertainment businesses.
Creator-led Companies
Served as the CEO of Kevin Hart's HARTBEAT, showcasing his expertise in scaling media companies founded and driven by top talent.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer and Business Operations
Sony Pictures Entertainment
2-2024 - 1-2025
Chief Executive Officer
HARTBEAT
9-2020 - 10-2022
Chief Strategy Officer & EVP, Business Operations for Warner Media Studios & Networks Group
WarnerMedia
1-2019 - 9-2020
Executive Vice President, TV Business Strategy & Digital Services
Warner Bros. Entertainment
1-2017 - 1-2019
Executive Vice President, Warner Bros. Digital Network Group
Warner Bros. Entertainment
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2005 - 2007
MBA
The Wharton School
1998 - 2002
BS
The Wharton School
1993 - 1998
High School
Harvard-Westlake
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