DIS is headed by CEO, Douglas I. Sheer, a 39- year veteran of the industry. Sheer serves as chief analyst for all projects.  He graduated with a degree in Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design.  He has been a hands-on producer and editor (shared an Oscar for best title for The Exorcist), ad manager at USJVC and ad agency executive at Ted Bates, where he supervised the Panasonic Broadcast and Professional Video, RAMSA, Technics, CCTV and Matsushita

corporate advertising business. He also edited and published trade magazines including A-V Video, Shooting Commercials and the former BM/E and World Broadcast News. He has written articles for more than 20 trade magazines and his technology writings have been read in more than 60 countries. He has edited the Broadcast Asia Daily several years running and for a decade has written articles for the IBC Daily News.  He is a manager of the New York Section of SMPTE, where he serves as chair and events manager of its annual June Editing Showcase.  He  chairs the board of Artists Talk On Art, the art world’s longest running panel discussion series.

Who Is Douglas I. Sheer