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Richard Gelfond
American business executive (born 1955)
Richard L. Gelfond (born 1955) is an American business executive and the chief executive officer of IMAX Corporation.2
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Born 1955.1
Companies
- IMAX CorporationBoard member Jun 15, 2007 to now6
- IMAX CorporationChief executive officer Mar 14, 2006 to Apr 18, 20237
- IMAX CorporationChair Mar 14, 2006 to Feb 16, 20078
Holdings
Stock this person has reported owning, from the forms officers and directors file with the SEC. See the biggest insider stakes.
Shares held
IMAX Corporation IMAX765,002 shares9$39.8M at $52.01Aug 20, 2026
As of each latest filing. The line shows shares held over time.
Recent filings
- Aug 20, 2026Sold 100,000 shares at $53.23 of IMAX Corporation9
- Aug 19, 2026Sold 205,504 shares at $53.27 of IMAX Corporation9
- Aug 19, 2026Converted 205,504 shares at $31.90 of IMAX Corporation9
- Aug 18, 2026Sold 151,253 shares at $51.00 of IMAX Corporation9
- Aug 18, 2026Converted 151,253 shares at $31.90 of IMAX Corporation9
- Apr 27, 2026Sold 8,943 shares at $37.33 of IMAX Corporation10
- Apr 27, 2026Converted 8,943 shares at $31.40 of IMAX Corporation10
- Apr 17, 2026Sold 34,182 shares at $37.06 of IMAX Corporation11
- Apr 17, 2026Converted 34,182 shares at $31.40 of IMAX Corporation11
- Apr 16, 2026Sold 41,737 shares at $37.05 of IMAX Corporation11
- Apr 16, 2026Converted 41,737 shares at $31.40 of IMAX Corporation11
- Apr 15, 2026Sold 15,746 shares at $37.07 of IMAX Corporation12
- Apr 15, 2026Converted 15,746 shares at $31.40 of IMAX Corporation12
- Apr 14, 2026Sold 6,924 shares at $37.07 of IMAX Corporation12
- Apr 14, 2026Converted 6,924 shares at $31.40 of IMAX Corporation12
- Apr 13, 2026Sold 97,462 shares at $37.15 of IMAX Corporation12
- Apr 13, 2026Converted 97,462 shares at $31.40 of IMAX Corporation12
- Apr 10, 2026Sold 135,046 shares at $37.82 of IMAX Corporation13
- Apr 10, 2026Converted 135,046 shares at $31.40 of IMAX Corporation13
- Apr 6, 2026Sold 12,987 shares at $40.26 of IMAX Corporation14
- Apr 6, 2026Converted 12,987 shares at $31.40 of IMAX Corporation14
- Apr 2, 2026Sold 12,037 shares at $40.00 of IMAX Corporation14
- Apr 2, 2026Converted 12,037 shares at $31.40 of IMAX Corporation14
- Mar 10, 2026Sold 121,220 shares at $40.10 of IMAX Corporation15
- Mar 10, 2026Converted 121,220 shares at $31.40 of IMAX Corporation15
Early life and education
- Date not recordedNorthwestern University Pritzker School of Law3
- Date not recordedStony Brook University3
Gelfond was raised in Plainview, Long Island. He earned his bachelor's degree from Stony Brook University in 1976, and his Juris Doctor from Northwestern University School of Law in 1979.
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Career
Occupation: lawyer.5
- Date not recordedChief executive, IMAX Corporation4
Gelfond started his career as a law clerk for U.S. Court of Appeals judge Max Rosenn. He later worked as a lawyer at Cleary Gottlieb and as an investment banker at Drexel Burnham Lambert. In early 1986, he founded Clean Street USA, a dry cleaning store chain in Long Island. In September 1986, he quit a law firm to help his brother David Gelfond manage the chain. By 1988, he was serving as president of the company.
Gelfond joined IMAX Corporation as vice chairman in 1994 when the investment company he co-founded and was a principal of acquired IMAX. He became co-CEO in 1996, and CEO in 2009. In 1996, Gelfond received an Academy Award on behalf of IMAX for Scientific and Technical Achievement.
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Personal life
Gelfond had high levels of mercury in his blood following a diet of "sushi twice a day for two decades".
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Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataRichard Gelfond on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaRichard Gelfond on Wikipedia
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- 6SEC EDGARIMAX Corporation, Board member
- 7Wikidata and SEC EDGARIMAX Corporation, Chief executive officer
- 8SEC EDGARIMAX Corporation, Chair
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- 10SEC EDGARForm 4 filed Apr 28, 2026
- 11SEC EDGARForm 4 filed Apr 20, 2026
- 12SEC EDGARForm 4 filed Apr 15, 2026
- 13SEC EDGARForm 4 filed Apr 10, 2026
- 14SEC EDGARForm 4 filed Apr 6, 2026
- 15SEC EDGARForm 4 filed Mar 12, 2026
- 16Wikimedia CommonsRichard Gelfond photo by Xuthoria, CC BY-SA 4.0