Craig Sholder

Craig Sholder has more than 25 years of experience scaling and transforming entertainment technology businesses globally. Prior to Kaleidescape, Craig served more than two decades on the executive leadership team at Christie Digital Systems USA. A driving force behind Christie’s dramatic growth, he saw its annual sales surge from several hundred million to nearly a billion dollars. As executive vice president of business development and corporate strategy, he successfully managed multiple acquisitions and led the incubation and launch of new business models and products. As vice president of the entertainment solutions business, he created strategic partnerships with major Hollywood studios, movie theatres, and technology providers, and played a critical role in developing the business model and financial solution that drove wide scale industry adoption of digital cinema projection. Craig has served on several boards of directors and earned a bachelor of arts degree in political science with a specialization in business administration from the University of California, Los Angeles.