Biography

Burns has been Vice Chair of Lionsgate since March 2000. He and CEO Jon Feltheimer built Lionsgate into a multibillion-dollar diversified global content leader with a reputation for innovation.

Burns was a director of Lionsgate since August 1999 and was a director of Lionsgate Studios Corp. (NASDAQ: LION) from May 2024 to May 2025.

In addition to his leadership of Lionsgate’s corporate management team, Burns has played a key role in the acquisition, production and distribution of some of the studio’s most successful films, including the Academy Award® -winning Best Picture Crash, the Academy Award® -winning Monster’s Ball and the Oscar® -nominated Precious.

Burns served for nine years as Managing Director and Head of Office at Prudential Securities’ Los Angeles Investment Banking Office from 1991 to March 2000, specializing in raising equity within the media and entertainment industry. Prior to joining Prudential, he spent nine years at Shearson/American Express (now Morgan Stanley) in New York and Los Angeles.

Burns graduated with a B.S. degree from Arizona State University and received his M.B.A. from the John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA, where he serves on the distinguished Board of Advisors.

Burns is the Non-Executive Chair of the Board.