Lindsey Townley

“Emmy-nominated former Manager, Creative Innovation Productions for Universal Pictures, now thriving in Atlanta”

Hometown: Oak Park, California

Fun Fact About Yourself: I worked on the Wicked movie enabling the reuse of Visual Effect’s 3D set scans for marketing & other downstream use.

Undergraduate School and Major: University of Southern California, School of Cinematic Arts – B.A. Animation and Digital Arts

Most Recent Employer and Job Title: Universal Pictures, Manager, Creative Innovation Productions

What has been your favorite part of Atlanta so far? What has made it such a great place to earn an MBA?

Atlanta is the right place at the right time with advancements like the Atlanta Beltline surrounding it’s beating heart, Tech Square. This city has all the good things of a big metropolitan city with a smaller forested town feel. Georgia Tech and SCAD’s talent pool pouring into the city has established Atlanta as a rapidly growing creative innovation hub.

Aside from your classmates and location, what was one key part of the Scheller MBA programming that led you to choose this business school and why was it so important to you?

Technological disruption is going to shape what our future looks like and I wanted to surround myself with the world-renowned engineers and creators that Georgia Tech attracts.

What course, club or activity have you enjoyed the most so far at Georgia Tech?

I’ve enjoyed my assigned core team of four other business students with different backgrounds and skills to my own, who have become my best colleagues in the program and chosen family for life.

Describe your biggest accomplishment in your career so far:

I was honored to collaborate with DreamWorks Animation throughout the acquisition and on their recent films. Having created VR, AR, and AI experiences for How To Train Your Dragon, Kung Fu Panda, Trolls, Boss Baby, and Puss in Boots.

Describe your biggest accomplishment as an MBA student so far:

Coming from a creative tech producing background, I’m very proud of myself for getting an A in our core accounting class.

What has been your best memory as an MBA so far?

I very much enjoyed traveling to the ROMBA job fair – I met a lot of like-minded people and bonded with awesome classmates I hadn’t had the chance to spend much time with yet.