Dan Adler
'Daniel Herbert "Dan" Adler is a Los Angeles entertainment industry veteran of the new media and Hollywood film and television industries. He was a Democratic candidate for the United States House of Representatives in the special election to fill California's 36th Congressional District seat. As of May 18th 2011, Adler commanded 0.5% of the vote, below The 50% needed to avoid a runoff election and behind democrat Janice Hahn and republican Craig Huey who will square off in the runoff election in July.
Early life and career
In 1986 Adler was hired by the Creative Artists Agency (CAA). He later became an executive there.
In 2003 Adler became Chief Strategic Officer of The Convex Group, a media network and entertainment company. In 2005 Adler founded the media consultancy firm Media Eagles. Adler was founder and CEO of Fanista, which produced "Burma: It Can’t Wait".
Public service
Alder serves on the boards of directors of Ryman Arts, the Israel Policy Forum, and the Aleph Society. He is on the boards of advisors of Declare Yourself, the Human Rights Action Center, and the Harvard School of Public Health's Center for Health Communication. He is on the National Leadership Council of Communities In Schools, the President’s Advisory Board of the Zimmer Children’s Museum, the Emeritus Board of Teach For America/LA, and the Council of the REDCAT Theater. He is a member of the American Jewish Committee's National Board of Governors, a member of the board on the California Film Commission, and is a Wexner Heritage Foundation Fellow. California Film Commission.
Policy initiatives
In 2008 Adler produced and helped to fund 38 short films called “Burma: It Can’t Wait”. The campaign supported the people of Burma and the release of Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.
Adler is an investor of Causes.com, which bills itself as "the world’s largest platform for activism and philanthropy", and claims to have raised over $30M for more than 25,000 non-profit organizations.
Family
Adler and his wife Jenna, a CAA Music agent, have two young sons enrolled in the LA Unified School District.
Adler's father was Auschwitz survivor Mayer Michael Adler.