Jeff Annison is an American businessperson, and co-founder and president of

Legion M Legion M (founded 2016) is a production company that makes movies. History Legion M was founded by Paul Scanlan and Jeff Annison in March, 2016. Legion M is the world's first entertainment studio that "allows fans to invest in and be part of the ...

, the world's first fan-owned entertainment company. Annison is also the co-founder and CEO of New York Rock Exchange, co-founder and CEO of Underground Labs, and co-founder of

MobiTV MobiTV, Inc. (formerly named Idetic, Inc.) is a provider of live and on-demand video delivery solutions, headquartered in Emeryville, California. MobiTV is a privately held, venture-backed company, and was founded in 1999 by Paul Scanlan, Phillip A ...

Education and early career

Annison received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the

University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California St ...

and began his career designing special effects for theme park rides at

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, and later designing toys for

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Legion M

Annison, along with business partner and

co-founder

Paul Scanlan Paul Scanlan is an American businessman and the co-founder and CEO of Legion M, a fan-owned entertainment company. Scanlan is also the President and co-founder of MobiTV, an on-demand video streaming service for mobile devices. Education and earl ...

, founded

in 2016 as the first entertainment studio allowing fans to invest in the creation of movies, TV shows, and other entertainment content. Legion M's model was made possible after the SEC passed Title IV of the

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, which allowed non-accredited investors to make investments in small businesses. Legion M is currently backed by

Seth Green Seth Benjamin Green ( ''né'' Gesshel-Green; born February 8, 1974) is an American actor, producer, and writer. Green's film debut came with a role in the comedy-drama film ''The Hotel New Hampshire'' (1984), and he went on to have supporting ...

, co-creator of the Emmy-winning TV series ''

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'', and Gaston Dominguez of Meltdown Entertainment.

New York Rock Exchange

In 2013, Annison, along with business partners Joe Krause and Eric Lam, founded New York Rock Exchange, the first marketplace that allows fans to purchase shares of individual songs. Three years later, the company went out of business.

MobiTV

Annison partnered with

and Phillip Alvelda to found

(originally known as Idetic) in 1999. Annison's first role was engineering and product management. The company was founded in order to deliver television to mobile devices. In 2005, Annison and his team were awarded an Emmy for Technical Achievement in Advancing Television for their work with MobiTV. In 2007, Alvelda stepped down as CEO and Annison and Scanlan were passed over in favor of Disney alum Charles Nooney.

References

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