Lawrence Hamlett Wilkinson

Background

Wilkinson, Lawrence Hamlett was born on January 2, 1950 in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of William Cook and Joy Wilkinson.

Education

Bachelor summa cum laude, Davidson College, 1972; Bachelor of Philosophy, University of Oxford, 1974; Master of Business Administration with distinction, Harvard University, 1976.

Career

Director planning and marketing, Station W National Educational Television, New York City, 1976-1979; director production and marketing, Station KQED Inc., San Francisco, 1979-1981; managing partner, Wilkinson & Associations, San Francisco, 1981-1984; managing director, Colossal Pictures, Inc., San Francisco, 1984-1988; president, Colossal Pictures, Inc., San Francisco, 1989-1991; board directors, Colossal Pictures, Inc., San Francisco, since 1984. Co-founder, president, Chief Executive Officer, principal, board directors Global Business Network, San Francisco, since 1987. Co-founder Excel/Net, San Francisco.

Consultant EEN (Public Broadcasting System Network), Boston, 1981-1986, Stanford Research Institute International and Sony Corporation American, Menlo Park, California, 1981-1983, Varitel Comm., San Francisco, 1982-1984. President, co-founder Friends of KQED, San Francisco, since 1982. Board directors, vice Chairman of the Board San Francisco International FilmFestival.

Achievements

• Lawrence Hamlett Wilkinson has been listed as a noteworthy Film and television production executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member NATAS, San Francisco International Film Festival (board directors), Advertising Association San Francisco, Film Arts Foundation, Bay Area Film-Tape Council (board directors).

Interests

• Avocations: traveling, reading.

Connections

Married Joy Draper Williams, June 5, 1972 (divorced June 1978). Married Lynn O'Donnell, September 3, 1989 (deceased 1996). 1 child, Eleanor Westwood.

Father:

William Cook Wilkinson

Mother:

Joy Wilkinson

Spouse:

Lynn O'Donnell

Spouse:

Joy Draper Williams

child:

Eleanor Westwood Wilkinson