Alumni Profile: Eric Carlson

Eric Carlson has been named as one of the four newest members of the Randolph-Macon Academy Board of Trustees. Carlson is a partner and CEO of CK&D in Los Angeles. CK&D is a leading cause marketing and media group that works closely with national and global non-profits and Fortune 500 companies in the area of brand, strategy, content, CSR, and fundraising.

Carlson was top agent and division head for fifteen years at Creative Artists Agency (CAA), the global leader in talent, literary, sports, and music representation. He packaged, sold, or placed more than two billion dollars’ worth of content across multiple platforms including television, film, and digital. He personally represented an all-star list of producers, writers, directors, and production entities considered to be some of the most highly creatively successful talent in the world.

Carlson has also written and produced for television and motion pictures for such companies as Sony, USA Network, NBC Universal, Paramount, and ABC Disney. An active member of the Writers Guild of America and Producers Guild of America, he has written and created multiple feature films and television shows.

Carlson is a 1973 graduate of Randolph-Macon Academy, attending four years, and a 1978 graduate of Ohio University (BSC Television Management). In 1990 he attended The American Film Institute’s graduate Conservatory for one year.

Carlson resides in Los Angeles California with his wife Susan, and their two children Spencer and Samantha. He currently serves on the board of The American Heart Association and the Southern California chapter of the United Way.

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