President and CEO of Initial Entertainment Group, producer Graham King made a name for himself as a powerful force in Hollywood by financing a series of financially troubled films like “Traffic” (2000) and “Ali” (2001). Known for believing in the vision of an ambitious script and willing to take a gamble when major studios would not, fierce fundraiser King went on to executive produce several award-winning films with director Martin Scorsese and earn his own Best Picture Oscar for Scorsese’s 2006 mob film, “The Departed.”

Graham King, the son of a hairstylist, was born in Northern London on