David Fortier

David Fortier (along with Ivan Schneeberg) is the Co-Executive Chairman of the Company and Co-Chairman of Boat Rocker Studios. Fortier (together with Schneeberg) co-founded the Company in 2003. Together the pair originated and executive-produced dozens of television series, including the critically acclaimed, international commercial successes, Orphan Black, Being Erica, and The Next Step. From there, Fortier and Schneeberg went on to oversee the growth and transformation of the Company into a global entertainment company.

Fortier and Schneeberg were finalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award (Ontario) in 2012 and are the proud recipients of numerous industry awards for their work as executive producers in television, including the prestigious Peabody Award, which the pair accepted for Orphan Black.

Prior to founding the Company, Fortier was a lawyer in the Entertainment Group at Goodmans LLP. Fortier holds a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Toronto.