Biography

Chad Troutwine is an attorney, entrepreneur and film producer. Each of his movies have premiered at the Sundance, Toronto, Venice, or Cannes film festivals and enjoyed a US theatrical release. His films have featured 22 Academy Award® nominees, including Natalie Portman, William H. Macy, James Woods, Nick Nolte, Winona Ryder, Peter Fonda, Gena Rowlands, Willem Dafoe, Juliette Binoche, Gus Van Sant, Alexander Payne, Alfonso Cuaron, David Mamet, and Joel & Ethan Coen. Variety, the Hollywood Reporter, and the Cannes Market News have chronicled his projects After completing his MBA, Chad co-founded Veritas Prep, a recognized leader in standardized test preparation and graduate school admissions consulting. Representing Veritas, he has served as a keynote speaker at Yale, Harvard, Stanford, and the University of Chicago. Prior to founding Veritas, Chad purchased and renovated several vacant warehouses, helping ignite a surge in historic loft renovation in his hometown. This year, Chad began developing a clean energy campus showcasing one of the world’s first commercial-scale cellulosic biofuel refineries. Chad graduated with honors from law school and earned his MBA with distinction from Yale University. In recognition of his achievements, Forbes magazine recently named Chad their Young Entrepreneur of the Year.