Gian Franco

Gian Franco Wilson was born in Trinidad and Tobago. He has spent the last 20 years in various roles in media, entertainment and technology; with over 14 years spent specifically in digital media and distribution.

Gian Franco worked at the Microsoft Corporation before moving to in 2010 to launch their digital gaming distribution platform. He then assumed responsibility for Global Content Business Development in Amazon's TV and film distribution group, after having completed US Content Acquisition for the same group.

In 2015 Gian Franco left Amazon to launch Pavilion Entertainment a TV and Film production and distribution company based in Los Angeles that seeks to tell universal stories from a Caribbean point of view. In 2018 he teamed up with friend and auteur Ty Hodges to produce the feature film VENUS AS A BOY, an official selection of the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival. VENUS AS A BOY was released exclusively on Hulu in 2022 as part of Hulu’s celebration of Black Stories for Black History Month.

As an independent advisor and consultant Gian Franco has worked with media titans such as Comcast on its digital distribution, operations and training strategies; executing training and deployment for products like Xfinity on Roku, as well as their multicultural networks. For Liberty Global/Liberty Latin America Gian Franco advised them on their media and entertainment strategy as well as drove the operational implementation for the Flow 1 Entertainment network from their Caribbean subsidiary, Cable & Wireless Communications. Additionally, he has provided strategic advisory for disruptive startups such as Pluto.TV and StreaMe, on their media and entertainment strategies.

He earned a Master of Business Administration in Finance, Strategy, Media, Entertainment and Technology from the New York University Stern School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Management from The University of the West Indies (The UWI), St. Augustine campus.