Leila Chesloff

Leila Chesloff is an experienced technical director and project manager with a career spanning over two decades in the animation industry. Currently at Pixar Animation Studios since October 2011, Leila specializes in lighting, rendering, compositing, and painting images for the Marketing Department, while also serving as a project manager and technical trainer for Pixar University's Technical Training Program. Prior to Pixar, Leila worked at Industrial Light & Magic from 1996 to September 2011 as both a technical director trainer and technical director, focusing on lighting, rendering, compositing, and effects. Leila holds a Bachelor's degree in Creative Writing from California State University, Northridge, obtained in 1994, and attended Campolindo High School.