Lewis Smithingham

Lewis Smithingham has a diverse work experience spanning several industries. Lewis is currently the Senior Vice President of Innovation at Media.Monks, where they focus on developing and designing revenue opportunities in the Media, Gaming, and Entertainment sectors. Lewis is also the Director of Creative Solutions, responsible for thought leadership and the application of new technology in broadcasting, realtime content creation, and 5G. Prior to this, Lewis worked at World Economic Forum as a Member of the Metaverse Council.

Lewis has also founded their own company, Smithingham LLC, where they served as the Creative Director and Solutions Consultant. Lewis specialized in creative use-cases for new technology and provided consulting services to clients in various industries. Lewis was a Partner at 30 Ninjas, an innovation company and agency founded by Doug Liman, working on ideation and story development using new tech and platforms.

Lewis has prior experience as an Executive Producer at NK Media Lab LLC, where they managed shoots, post-production, and studio operations. Lewis also served as an Executive Producer at Taang! Records, producing video and DVD projects distributed internationally by Universal Music Group. At Universal Music Group, Lewis worked as a Music Video and Documentary Director/Producer, directing music videos for MTV and feature-length music documentaries.

Lewis's work experience showcases their expertise in innovative technologies and creative storytelling across different industries.

Lewis Smithingham earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Film and Digital Media with a focus on Film Production and Critical Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz, where they studied from 2004 to 2008. Lewis then pursued a Master of Fine Arts degree in Photo, Video, and Related Media at the School of Visual Arts from 2009 to 2012. In 2012, Lewis also attended Werner Herzog's Rogue Film School for a short graduate program.