Ellen Goldsmith-Vein (born 1963) is an American television and film producer. She is the founder and CEO of the Gotham Group, a management company. As the only woman to own her own management company, with over 40 employees, Goldsmith-Vein was the first talent manager ever featured on the cover of the “Power 100” special issue of The Hollywood Reporter in 2006.

Early life

Ellen Goldsmith-Vein was born to a

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family in 1963 in

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. She graduated from

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in 1986 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology and received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Hollins University in 2014.

Career

Goldsmith-Vein founded the Gotham Group, a diversified management and production company serving the entertainment industry, in 1993, after the death of her partner in Atlas Management, Stuart Kaplan. Five years later, in 1999, Gotham Group merged with

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's Artist Management Group. As CEO of The Gotham Group, she signed a $300 million contract with the government of

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to make eight animated movies in 2008, in conjunction with The Weinstein Company. Goldsmith-Vein is also a television and film producer. She was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2008 for her work on the television series ''

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'', which went on to win an Annie Award. She recently produced ''The Maze Runner'' film series which has garnered over $650 million at the box office worldwide. The third installment of the series, "The Death Cure," released on January 26, 2018.

Personal life

Goldsmith-Vein is married to entrepreneur and founder of MarketShare Jon F. Vein. They have a son, Jack, and a daughter, Caroline, and (Internet Archive) reside in

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. They hosted a US$2,700 fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate

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on February 22, 2016. She currently serves on the board of directors of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and P.S. Arts and on the advisory boards for

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, an arts education nonprofit organization based in Los Angeles, and 826LA, founded by Dave Eggers.

Filmography

Producer

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