As CEO and president of Marvel Studios, the entertainment division of Marvel Enterprises, Avi Arad has gotten to live a life-long dream. A self-described comic book fanatic, Arad has been the driving force behind the resurgence of comic book characters in movies. Arad put himself on the map as executive producer on adaptations of “Blade” (1998), "X-Men" (2000), "Spider-Man" (2002) and "The Hulk" (2003). Aside from his filmmaking duties, Arad has overseen the merchandising lines from the movies, as well as those of the epic "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. It has been Arad’s passion and vision
