Charles S Hilliard
- Producer
- Executive
Charles Hilliard is a Co-Founder and Executive Producer with AWOL Studios.
Charles joined the AWOL Studios team following a successful career spanning over 25 years, including serving as President and Chief Financial Officer and leading two venture-backed Internet start-ups, NetZero and Demand Media, through $1 billion+ Initial Public Offerings.
Charles also formerly served with Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch as an investment banker where he was involved with the successful execution of over $30 billion of financing transactions, mergers, and acquisitions. Two of Charles' largest clients included Time Warner and The Walt Disney Company. He began his career as a CPA with Arthur Andersen.
Charles has also served as a Commissioner for the State of California Public Infrastructure Advisory Commission. Currently, he serves as the lead independent director of Callfire and as advisory director to Netki; and, recently, he served as advisor to Dropbox.
Charles holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Southern California and an MBA with distinction from the University of Michigan.
Charles joined the AWOL Studios team following a successful career spanning over 25 years, including serving as President and Chief Financial Officer and leading two venture-backed Internet start-ups, NetZero and Demand Media, through $1 billion+ Initial Public Offerings.
Charles also formerly served with Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch as an investment banker where he was involved with the successful execution of over $30 billion of financing transactions, mergers, and acquisitions. Two of Charles' largest clients included Time Warner and The Walt Disney Company. He began his career as a CPA with Arthur Andersen.
Charles has also served as a Commissioner for the State of California Public Infrastructure Advisory Commission. Currently, he serves as the lead independent director of Callfire and as advisory director to Netki; and, recently, he served as advisor to Dropbox.
Charles holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Southern California and an MBA with distinction from the University of Michigan.