Aii Team

President, Content Delivery and Security Assoc. Former GM, CTO, CSO, CIO, Sr Exec driving profound business growth and change across Software, Gaming, M&E, and Aerospace for Adobe, Disney, EA, and Northop Grumman.

Led profound incremental business growth for Disney ($1B/year) and Adobe ($1.6B TAM) through innovative strategies and bold leadership. Broadly recognized across many leaders and companies of Media & Entertainment for an engaging and inclusive leadership style and understanding the critical intersection of technology, business, and customer/human engagement. Exceptionally strong technically, while also having a creative advertising background and passion that has allowed me to drive the solutions while also bringing the customer base and key stakeholders along in the journey.

Director / Writer / Artist / Creative in Residence, Content Delivery & Security Association (CDSA)

Writer / Director of live-action, animation, AR, audio-animatronic and immersive themed entertainment projects, including a record-setting 22 attractions for Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Disney Studios Paris, Disneyland Hong Kong, Tokyo Disneyland and the Disney Cruise Line. Winner of 4 THEA awards for Disney.

While still in high school, mentored at the Disney Studios under the wing of Eric Larson, one of Walt Disney’s legendary “Nine Old Men.”

Awarded a Disney Scholarship and attended California Institute of the Arts (Cal Arts) as Teacher’s Assistant for the now famous inaugural A113 class with such classmates as Brad Bird, John Lasseter and John Musker. Featured in Vanity Fair’s 2014 article “The Class That Roared” with photos by Annie Leibovitz.

Started as a classically trained Disney Feature Animator, but moved into new technologies such as Computer Image Choreography on TRON, and Directing the first official Augmented Reality postage stamp for the US Postal Service and Smithsonian in 2011.

Recruited by Disney as a VP Level Executive R&D Imagineer from 2015 – 2020, designated as the guardian of story, character, emotion and human connection across all emerging technologies. Creative Lead on free-walking autonomous robots and AI companion characters, including the KIWI and D3-O9 projects.

A fine artist and sculptor, currently pursuing next-gen Avatars, AR, VR and Blended Reality for the masses, with the goal of establishing a new standard of immersive global communication. 

Dedicated to bringing “The Illusion of Life” to AI through Aii.

A member of the Directors Guild of America (DGA) and the Writers Guild of America (WGA), residing and working in Los Angeles.

Best known to many as Writer / Director of "The Brave Little Toaster".

“We will not win the next technology race with better technology. We will win the next technology race with better philosophy.” 

– Jerry Rees

As a trailblazing technologist with extensive expertise in media, entertainment and cutting-edge innovation, Dave Ginsberg has carved out a distinctive career in the intersection of creative industries and technology. With over 20+ years of experience driving transformative change, Dave has held leadership roles that blend technical vision, hands-on innovation, and strategic execution.

Currently serving as Chief Technology Officer at Artificial Individual Intelligence, Dave is at the forefront of AI innovation, designing advanced cloud and on-premises architectures to support a groundbreaking empathetic virtual caregiver solution and other novel unique “alive” AI applications. Responsible for overseeing budgets, technical development and deployment, he demonstrates a rare ability to conceptualize and deliver transformative projects in the rapidly evolving world of AI.

During Dave’s tenure at Amazon Web Services (AWS), he held the role of Principal Solutions Architect for Media and Entertainment. In this capacity, he led R&D initiatives for cloud-based workflows, designed and executed a customer co-branded innovation lab and introduced disruptive solutions such as a patent-pending audio-in-the-cloud mixing system. This work not only streamlined operations for studio partners but also redefined industry benchmarks in storytelling technology.

Previously, as Head of Emerging Technology at Amazon Studios, Dave pioneered a large R&D initiative, building a lab to explore the future of production technology, including virtual sets and immersive workflows. These innovations were bolstered by strategic vendor partnerships and a visionary co-partnership program.

Other notable achievements include a key leadership role as Chief Technology Officer for Sundance Institute, where he orchestrated a large-scale relaunch of public-facing systems, including a high-profile festival film submission website and an innovative festival theater wait list application. These initiatives, which garnered over $1M in corporate donations, showcased an ability to align technological solutions with organizational missions.

At Warner Bros. he served as Executive Director of Technical Operations for Worldwide TV Marketing and played a pivotal role in the division’s evolution, leveraging cutting-edge technologies to support exponential growth and enable the timely, high-quality production of over 3,000 video and 5,000–7,000 print/digital marketing assets annually. By spearheading initiatives that optimized workflows, improved creative output and significantly reduced costs, he helped the marketing team to scale and deliver assets to customers throughout the world.

Before joining Warner Bros., he worked as a freelance video and visual effects editor, working with renowned studios including Warner Bros., Fox, Paramount and Disney Imagineering. During this time Dave edited award-winning films, TV shows, marketing campaigns and theme park productions, earning accolades for creative storytelling and visual effects production. Early contributions to workflows for large-format film editing laid the foundation for a career focused on operational excellence and creative support.

Across all roles, Dave is recognized for his strategic vision, technical acumen, and ability to lead cross-functional teams toward innovative solutions. His experience spans cloud-first strategies, workflow optimization, R&D and large-scale infrastructure design. Known for his ability to bridge technical expertise with business strategy, he excels in driving operational excellence while fostering collaboration across teams and organizations.