Primary Job Title Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner Primary Organization Evolution Media
Location Los Angeles, California, United States Regions Greater Los Angeles Area, West Coast, Western US Gender Male
Investor Type
Rick Hess is a founder and Co-Managing Partner of Evolution Media. Rick oversees global investments in the sports, media, entertainment, and technology sectors for the investment company and he sources, structures, and executes transactions for a variety of advisory clients in the media, sports, and entertainment industries.
Prior to founding
Evolution in 2008, Rick led the Film Finance group at CAA. Under his leadership the group packaged, raised financing for, or sold more than 125 feature films, including Academy Award-winning films. Previously, he held executive positions at TriStar Pictures and The William Morris Agency, and was President of Phoenix Pictures and Propaganda Films.
Rick is the Chairman of the Board of Inner-City Filmmakers, a non-profit production education program for low income students and that then helps them find jobs in the entertainment industry. He also serves on the Board of Directors for LA’s Promise and Chrysalis and is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Rick is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.
