Larry Cutler

Larry Cutler is the Chief Technical Officer and Co-Founder of 10x Emmy-award winning and leading independent animation studio Baobab Studios, which sits at the intersection of tech, gaming, and Hollywood. Baobab is partnered with Google AI and two other top-tier tech AI firms. They’ve earned a reputation for having top creative talent (e.g., MADAGASCAR writer/director, MOANA producer), that leads in AI and real-time tech, architecting breakthrough applications of machine learning for storytelling and games. Larry’s AI and tech media insights have been shared as keynotes for SxSW, SIGGRAPH, GDC, and Digipro.

As CTO of Baobab Studios, he has propelled AI and UGC creator platforms (e.g,. Roblox) industries forward with expertise in Gen Z and Alpha consumer behavior. Baobab has a track record of creating value from IP transmedia (e.g., created hit Roblox games and turned the IP into series/film with Disney+, Netflix, Max series and books). They are creatively led by Eric Darnell, director of all 4 MADAGASCAR films ($3.5B box office) and Osnat Shurer, producer of MOANA (#1 streamed movie, $2.5B box office). Baobab is backed by Disney, Comcast, and Chernin.