Forrest Cao

Forrest Cao has held various roles in the finance and strategy fields since 2016. Forrest began their career as a Corporate Strategy Intern at Key Safety Systems in 2016. In 2017, they interned at EPIX as a Strategy & Business Development Intern, where they developed a comprehensive business plan for a new international SVOD service in the western European market. In 2018, they were a Film Finance & Business Operations Fellow at Participant Media and an Academy Gold Alumni at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. From 2019 to 2022, they held three roles at United Talent Agency, including Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis, Senior Financial Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis, and Financial Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis. Forrest is currently the Director of Finance at Dear Media.

Forrest Cao attended Andover High School from 2009 to 2013. Forrest then attended the University of Michigan from 2013 to 2018, where they earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance/Strategy.