Beth Janson
Beth Janson is a Canadian film industry executive, who is currently the chief executive officer of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. Originally from Montreal, Quebec, she graduated from York University.
After graduation, Janson moved to New York City, where she married an American, Bill Ohlson, in 2001. While living in New York, Janson worked as a programmer for the Tribeca Film Festival and then served as executive director of the Tribeca Film Institute from 2010 to 2015. She then joined Rent the Runway as founding director of its program to support and encourage women in starting businesses of their own.
She succeeded Helga Stephenson as chair of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television in June 2016.
