Robin Grey

ROBIN GREY

Executive Producer * Producer – PURPLE DREAMS documentary
Founder * CEO – Arts Empowers

Robin is a New York entertainment attorney with over 30 years experience in the entertainment industry. She has been overseeing GreyHawk Films’ projects for the past 10 years. Robin had also worked in film production and new media in New York City for 20 years. She was VP Business and Legal Affairs, Controller and Production Supervisor at Scholastic Entertainment during the years they produced both HBO and Fox series, The Babysitter’s Club and The Magic School Bus. She has also been the Managing Director/COO of RGA Media Group, the leading digital agency of the decade.

Robin’s favorite project is the award-winning documentary PURPLE DREAMS for which she served as both Executive Producer and Producer, an inspiring and entertaining story about the transformative power of an arts education, especially for at-risk youth. She is also working on a Social Impact campaign for Purple Dreams through her newest venture, Arts Empowers. She will make audiences, politicians, voters, parents, etc. aware of the urgent need for arts education in underserved communities. She feels that if we want to stop the cycle of poverty in a single generation, meaningful arts education in underserved communities is a must.

While working in NYC, Robin was also an Adjunct Professor at the prestigious NYU Tisch School’s graduate program for Interactive Telecommunications.

With a commitment to help at risk youth, Robin has served as a volunteer Guardian Ad Litem for the NC courts as well as a Vice Chair for The Arts Empowerment Project, a non-profit which funds arts programs for victimized children. Robin has also served on many non-profit Boards for the past 30 years.

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