17 Facts About Sophie Watts

Sophie Watts was born on in 1985 and is a British-born entrepreneur, serial investor and media executive.

Sophie Watts was the founding President of the global movie and TV studio STX Entertainment.

Sophie Watts grew up in London and Bedfordshire and attended Gonville and Caius College at the University of Cambridge.

Sophie Watts graduated with First-Class Honours in History, and was awarded recognition as a Senior Scholar of her college, with a thesis in economic history.

Early in her career, Sophie Watts worked in music film, videos and programming with artists including Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Elton John, U2, Beyonce, Madonna, and Mariah Carey.

Sophie Watts has estimated to have worked on over 100 live shows.

Sophie Watts moved to Los Angeles in 2007, where she was a producer and financier on film projects including the documentary Bully.

In 2014, Simonds and Sophie Watts hired a series of film executives under the Corporate team, including former Universal Pictures Chairman Adam Fogelson.

In 2014, Sophie Watts oversaw the launch of STXtv, the studio's TV division.

Sophie Watts is credited as an Executive Producer on STX's NBC Primetime television show State of Affairs, starring Katherine Heigl, which debuted to a rating of 2.2 in the key demo with an average 8.6 million viewers.

In January 2018, Sophie Watts resigned from her role as Corporate President at STX Entertainment, citing a desire to focus on aggressive new media business models.

Sophie Watts has subsequently built multiple ventures, including a globally-successful sports ecosystem with Mike Tyson that combined a live sports show with music entertainment, a premium docuseries, and owned-and-controlled consumer products.

Sophie Watts produced the live event itself, which included a fight between Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr.

Sophie Watts has advised, consulted on corporate strategy, and led capital fundraising efforts for multiple media and tech-related ventures, including the AI-driven virtual product placement company Ryff, the streaming platform Mansa, and the AI-humanizing enterprise Soul Machines.

Sophie Watts's holdings are maintained under SW Group, of which she is Founder and CEO.

Sophie Watts is currently on the Board of Directors for Ryff, an AI-driven virtual product placement company.

Sophie Watts was formerly on the Board of Directors of BAFTA LA and the American non-profit organization The Trevor Project, which is focused on suicide prevention efforts for the LGBTQ community.