Talks

Gretchen Libby at VIEW Conference 2026

Gretchen Libby is the AWS Director, Specialists, Media & Entertainment, Games, and Sports. She and her team provide Cloud Computing and Generative AI services and solutions to AWS’ largest Media & Entertainment customers. She joined AWS in 2020 after spending 24 years at Industrial Light & Magic, a division of Lucasfilm. She held various positions in Production throughout her career, contributing to blockbuster films including Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, Iron Man, Transformers, Avatar, Jurassic World, Ready Player One, The Revenant, and The Irishman. As VP of Global Production, she drove ILM’s global expansion into Vancouver, London, and Sydney, and also built ILM’s global network of visual effects partner companies in North America, Europe, and Asia. Her relationships with top filmmakers and studio executives were key to ILM’s success. Gretchen holds a B.A. in Communications from Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA. She resides in Marin County in the San Francisco Bay Area.