Richard Hess

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Mr. Richard Hess is the Founder and Managing Partner at Cobalt Capital. He served as a Board Member at Scopely. Mr. Hess Co-Founded and served as Managing Partner at Evolution Media Capital. Mr. Hess serves as a Board Member at Attn. He served as a Board Member at The Athletic. He served as a Board Member at Jaunt. He also serves as a Board Member at Gametime. Mr. Hess sources, structures, and executes transactions for a variety of clients in the media, sports, and entertainment industries. In addition to being a partner of EMC, Mr. Hess also co-manages Evolution Media Partners (EMP); overseeing global investments in the sports, media, entertainment, and technology sectors. Before EMC, Mr. Hess led the Film Finance group at CAA. Previously, Mr. Hess held executive positions at TriStar Pictures and The William Morris Agency and was President of Phoenix Pictures and Propaganda Films. Mr. Hess is the Chairman of the Board of Inner-City Filmmakers, a non-profit production education program for low-income students that helps them find jobs in the entertainment industry. He also serves on the Board of Directors for LA's Promise and Chrysalis and is an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences member. Mr. Hess is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.