Please join us in welcoming Chris Barbour, Alex Feerst, and Jeff Hasler to our Board of Trustees. These three inspiring leaders have continued to contribute, each in their own way, to the evolution of the moving image. Offering television, VR, and new technology expertise, their addition reflects the mission and broad purview of the Museum's commitment to the moving image.

An esteemed tech industry veteran with a track record of introducing cutting-edge technologies through transformative consumer experiences, Chris Barbour has been a senior leader at Meta for the past 14 years and currently leads the AI/AR Partnerships team, driving the company’s vision for the next computing platform—one that is human-centered, has AI at its core, and materializes in groundbreaking wearable devices. Before Meta, Chris directed Digital Marketing at Adidas, where his team spearheaded market-leading innovations that propelled the iconic brand into the digital age.

Alex Feerst is a lawyer who represents a range of deep tech and media companies in areas including artificial intelligence, robotics, neurotechnology, online publishing and gaming, and web3. Currently the Chief Legal Officer of Science Corporation, a leading brain-machine interface company, Feerst previously served as General Counsel at Neuralink and General Counsel and Head of Trust & Safety at Medium. He cofounded the Digital Trust and Safety Partnership, the first industry-led initiative to research and establish best practices for assessing and advancing online safety. He is a fellow at Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet & Society, a member of the Atlantic Council’s Task Force for a Trustworthy Future Web, and an editorial board member of the Journal of Online Trust & Safety, and a board member of the AI & Democracy Foundation.

Jeff Hasler serves as the President of Original Productions (OP), where he supervises and leads all development, production, business, and strategic aspects of the studio. Under his leadership, the studio has become one of the industry’s foremost creators of documentaries and nonfiction series, exploring thought-provoking topics impacting today’s society, including Jane, directed by Brett Morgen (Disney+); A Radical Life, directed by Ricki Stern (discovery+); Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy, directed by Reginald Hudlin (Prime Video); Loan Wolves (MSNBC); Waco: American Apocalypse, directed by Tiller Russell (Netflix); and most recently, Rather, directed by Frank Marshall (Netflix). Previously, he served as executive vice president of production and development at National Geographic Studios, where he oversaw original non-scripted television, feature documentary, and other projects.

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