Richard H. Frank

Who is Richard H. Frank?

Richard H. Frank is a veteran American entertainment who served as President of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, chairman of Walt Disney Television and Telecommunications and as president of The Walt Disney Studios. From 1981 to 1985, he served as president of the Paramount Television Group of Paramount Pictures. At Disney, Frank was part of the leadership team alongside Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg, but departed shortly after Katzenberg departed to form DreamWorks SKG; Frank's son Darryl is currently co-President of DreamWorks Television.

Frank was President of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for a six years, a board member of the MPAA for eight, and is currently a Vice Chairman and Executive Board Member of the American Film Institute.

In early 1994, Frank spearheaded the “Information Superhighway Summit,” a conference that drew many of the most influential executives in the media world — including then-FCC chairman Reed Hundt, as well as Barry Diller, Michael Eisner, Bill Gates, Robert Iger, Robert L.