James Wiatt Biography

James Wiatt is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the William Morris Agency (WMA). Wiatt oversees all areas of the entertainment company, including business development, investments, motion picture, television, music, publishing, theater, digital, commercial endorsements, sports marketing, and corporate consulting. Since joining the company in 1999, Wiatt has begun an exciting new chapter in the 110 year history of the William Morris Agency. During his tenure, Wiatt has overseen groundbreaking deals for WMA clients and established offices in Nashville, Miami Beach, London and Shanghai. Wiatt continues to lead WMA to the forefront of entertainment, most recently as the architect of the innovative ‘Mailroom Fund,’ a partnership with leading venture capital firms Accel and Venrock and communications giant AT&T which funds digital entertainment start-ups. In addition, in 2008 he spearheaded the formation of Agency 3.0, an advertizing agency committed to navigating the growing landscape of digital media. Before joining WMA, Wiatt was Co-Chairman and Co-CEO of International Creative Management (ICM). Among his accomplishments there, in 1988 Wiatt helped take ICM from a public company to the private sector, leading ICM as they grew in stature, market share and profitability during the 22 years he was at the company.

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