Rebecca Glashow Named Tribeca Enterprises CEO
Jane Rosenthal has been named co-chair of the board of Tribeca Enterprises as the company behind one of the world’s leading film festivals undergoes a leadership shift.
As part of the change, Rebecca Glashow, a veteran tech and media executive, will step into Rosenthal’s former role as the new CEO of the media and entertainment company that owns and operates the Tribeca Festival. In her new position, Glashow will also oversee the company’s content division Tribeca Studios, its distribution label Tribeca Films and its production company M ss ng P eces.
Rosenthal will lead the board alongside chairman James Murdoch, whose company, Lupa Systems, bought a controlling stake in Tribeca Enterprises in 2019. She will continue to direct the Tribeca Festival into its 25th anniversary, which it will celebrate in 2026, and will remain an advisor to the Tribeca brand.
The search for a new CEO was a two-year process, Rosenthal said in an interview Wednesday. “It took awhile, but I’m glad it did, because it led us to Rebecca, who is the perfect match for us in terms of what she brings to the table,” she said. “She’s a New Yorker who thinks globally and who has acted globally while leading many businesses. She has been a change-maker in the deals she has done over the years.”
Rosenthal, who has produced Oscar-nominated films like “The Irishman” and hits such as “Meet the Parents,” has also been active with Sphere. Last summer, she produced a remastered version of “The Wizard of Oz” that premiered at the Las Vegas venue and used AI to expand the scope of the classic film so it could fit the theater’s sprawling screens. Rosenthal said that she stepped down as CEO in part to focus on making more films for Sphere, as well as to devote more time to other aspects of Tribeca’s business.
“I will have time to focus more on the creative side and the brand side of the company and some of the other projects that I haven’t had as much time to work on,” Rosenthal said.
Glashow will join the company on Dec. 1. She most recently served as CEO of BBC Global Media & Streaming where she oversaw global distribution, content investment, global channels and the digital News service BBC.com. At the BBC, Glashow helped oversee the acquisition of ITV’s 50% stake in BritBox International, a British specialist streaming service, as well as the launch of a digital and product strategy across BBC.com and BBC app. Glashow has also worked at Comcast, Warner Bros. Discovery and Viacom. She served as executive producer on the Netflix young adult series, “Trinkets,” which won an Emmy, as well as “To All the Boys: PS I Love You.”
Glashow said she has been a long-time admirer of the festival, which Rosenthal co-founded with Robert De Niro and entrepreneur Craig Hatkoff in the aftermath of 9/11 as a way to bring business back to the part of Manhattan that was still rebuilding from the terrorist attack.
“I’m very passionate about the brand,” Glashow said. “I attended the very first festival and I lived in Tribeca for years. I’m a huge admirer of what Jane and Bob and the team have built here.”
Tribeca has grown far beyond its origins as a downtown festival and now includes live events and screenings across the five boroughs. But it’s been a challenging period for film festivals, as streaming services and studios have become less eager to buy indie movies, and the theatrical business has struggled to rebound from Covid. Glashow said she has yet to determine what her vision for Tribeca will be, but she stressed that the company and the festival still serve critical functions in the entertainment industry.
“Tribeca plays an important role in building and growing an audience,” Glashow said. “The power of storytelling has never been more vital even in this complicated environment.”
