Elise Pearlstein is Senior Vice President of Documentary Film & TV at Participant Media, the global media company dedicated to entertainment that inspires social change, where she helps oversee the company’s non-fiction content from development to release.  An Oscar®-nominated, Emmy®-winning film producer prior to joining Participant, Pearlstein produced a range of non-fiction projects for theatrical release and broadcast. She has served on the board of the International Documentary Association and is a member of the Documentary Branch of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.