Meet the people behind Miris.
CEO
Marlin Prager
Marlin Prager is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Miris. Marlin has over two decades of executive leadership experience in entertainment, technology, and as a successful start-up founder.
Prior to Miris, Marlin served as the CFO of Legendary Entertainment, a leading media company in film, television, and comics, and then as the CFO of OpenDrives. In addition to helping build successful organizations, Marlin also has $10 billion of M&A, equity, and debt transaction experience along with multiple successful exits, including Legendary Entertainment.
CTO
Sean Looper
Sean Looper is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Miris. Sean is a renowned technology leader with 24 years of experience in graphics, visual effects, animation, and cloud technology. He is also experienced in building technology solutions at scale.
Before Miris, Sean held senior engineering and development roles with AWS, Dreamworks, and Sony Pictures Imageworks where he led VFX-focused technology initiatives and new product development. In addition to being a patent holder in interactive rendering, Sean was also a technical contributor to over 50 feature films and television shows.
CPO
Will McDonald
Will McDonald is the Chief Product Officer (CPO) of Miris. Will has a broad range of technology leadership experience in the computer graphics space, working on teams in Product, Engineering, and Business Development.
Before Miris, Will was the VP of Engineering for Unity, leading the technology organization for the most widely used game engine in the world. Will has built and launched products in the M&E and Spatial Computing space at companies such as Amazon Web Services, Autodesk, and Conductor, and has worked on a variety of games and films while in R&D and creative roles at Industrial Light & Magic, Pixar, and Electronic Arts.
CRO
Doug Smith
Doug Smith is the Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) of Miris. Doug specializes in business strategy, with experience leading global sales teams on several go-to-market product launches. He also brings a combination of technical depth in real time rendering and cloud
Prior to Miris, Doug was the Worldwide Head of Visual Compute at Amazon Web Services (AWS), leading the growth of visual content creation on the cloud. He brings over 20 years of experience in the Media Entertainment industry, including AWS, Autodesk, Activision Blizzard, LucasArts, and Electronic Arts. Doug also holds an MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Business.
SVP
Erik Smith
Erik Smith is the SVP of Business Development at Miris, bringing his forward-thinking strategic business acumen and relationship-building expertise to the company. Most recently, Erik led the worldwide strategy for Betting & Gaming at Amazon Web Services (AWS), helping Betting & Gaming companies increase revenue through technical delivery and effective go-to-market campaigns.
Prior to that role at AWS, Erik founded and led the Global Startup Team inside of the Amazon Partner Network, where he helped identify, engage and support a select group of leading startups looking to expand their engagements across the AWS ecosystem. Erik has also held leadership positions at Electronic Arts and MobiTV, won an Emmy award, and has co-founded several startups.