WONDER 
THE POST 
RBG 
Participant Media CEO David Linde was honored with the EmPOWerment Award at Variety's Power of Women event presented by Lifetime. He was recognized at the annual event on Friday for his company's backing of female-centric films like "RBG," Roma," and "On the Basis of Sex." However, Linde said in his acceptance speech that it's "really not that hard" to do the right thing.Throughout his career, Linde said he has attended too many meetings where people championed diversity, only to decry...
David
Linde
CEO
Participant CEO since 2015, Linde is responsible for long-range strategy, day-to-day operations, content creation, strategic investments and acquisitions. The company focuses on films with social impact. Its 2017 “Wonder,” about a boy with facial differences, became one of its most profitable films, and 2018’s “RBG,” about Supreme Court spitfire Ruth Bader Ginsberg, earned $13.4 million domestically. Linde formerly led Lava Bear Films, which he founded with the support of Reliance Entertainment. He partnered at Good Machine International, which sold to Universal to create Focus Features, which he co-ran and later served as chairman of Universal itself. He has received a slew of civic accolades, and he sits on the AMPAS board of governors.
