Mr. Coleman was appointed as President of DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. in December 2005 and served as Chief Financial Officer beginning March 2007 until his appointment as Vice Chairman in July 2014. In addition, Mr. Coleman was a member of the board of directors of DreamWorks Animation from October 2004 until December 2005, and again from December 2006 until January 2015. Mr. Coleman served on the board of directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation from 2001 until November 2012 and as lead independent director and non-executive Chairman from January 2010 until July 2011. He was the President of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation from its founding in November 2000 to December 2004.
Prior to that, Mr. Coleman was employed by Banc of America Securities, formerly known as Montgomery Securities, where he was a Senior Managing Director from 1995 to 1998 and Chairman from 1998 to 2000. Before he joined Montgomery Securities, Mr. Coleman spent ten years at the Bank of America and Bank of America Corporation where he held roles as the Head of Capital Markets, Head of the World Banking Group, and Vice Chairman of the board and Chief Financial Officer.
He spent the previous thirteen years at Wells Fargo Bank where his positions included Head of International Banking, Chief Personnel Officer and Chairman of the Credit Policy Committee. He received a B.A. in economics from Stanford University. Mr. Coleman is a fellow of the National Academy of Arts and Sciences and was previously a member of the board of directors of Global Crop Diversity Trust, a UN Chartered Non-Profit organization. He also serves on the board of directors of DCI, LLC, a private fund management company, and the board of directors of Vista Capital Advisors, a private financial technology company.