Walter Parkes

A legendary creative producer and former Head of Motion Pictures at Dreamworks SKG, Walter Parkes has produced or written iconic films that have grossed over $6B worldwide, including Gladiator, Men in Black, War Games, Minority Report, and Catch Me If You Can. After a four-decade career heralded by both critical acclaim and commercial success, Parkes turned his attention to education, and is the Co-Founder and Chairman of Dreamscape Learn, an education technology company aimed at the merging of advanced pedagogy, unique virtual reality technologies, and the power of emotional cinematic narrative to redraw the map of learning for students from middle school through university and beyond. In collaboration with Arizona State University, Dreamscape Learn is already demonstrating the power of immersive storytelling, achieving remarkable results in STEM with tens of thousands of learners. Beyond acting as its Executive Chairman, Parkes serves as Dreamscape Learn’s Creative Director, and is responsible for supervising its educational content. Mr. Parkes’ experience in education includes serving on the Yale University Council for ten years, and as its President for four. He is presently a Director of Para Los Ninos, a service organization that operates three charter schools in Downtown LA. In 2024 Arizona State conferred upon Mr. Parkes an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters for his exemplary work in cinema and education.