Amy Pascal became Vice-Chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) in October 2002. As Vice-Chairman, she shares day-to-day operating responsibilities of SPE with fellow Vice-Chairmen, Jeff Blake and Yair Landau. She reports directly to SPE Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John Calley.

In addition, Amy Pascal is the Chairman of Columbia Pictures. She is responsible for overseeing all development and production activities at the studio. Prior to being named Chairman of Columbia Pictures in December 1999, Ms. Pascal served as President of Columbia Pictures for three years. Under her guidance, Columbia Pictures has had substantial success with such films as Spider-Man (which has grossed more than $800 million worldwide at the box office), Panic Room, Mr. Deeds, Men in Black II, Charlie's Angels, Big Daddy, Stuart Little, and A Knight's Tale, among others.

Recent releases have included Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, starring Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, and Lucy Liu, Bad Boys II, directed by Michael Bay and starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, and S.W.A.T., starring Samuel L. Jackson and Colin Farrell. Upcoming projects include Robert Rodriguez's Once Upon a Time in Mexico, a sequel to Desperado, starring Antonio Banderas as the mythic hero El Mariachi, and Spider-Man 2, directed by Sam Raimi and starring Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst.

Ms. Pascal has worked at Columbia Pictures for a total of 14 years. She was a studio executive for Columbia from 1987 to 1994, then was President of Production for Turner Pictures for two years before rejoining Columbia in 1996. From 1986 to 1987, Ms. Pascal was Vice-President of Production at 20th Century Fox. Before joining Fox, she worked for producer Tony Garnett at Kestral Films, an independent production company affiliated with Warner Bros.

During her career, Amy Pascal has overseen the production of such hit films as Michael, Groundhog Day, A League of Their Own, Little Women, and Awakenings, among many others.

In addition to her creative achievements in filmed entertainment, Ms. Pascal is on the Board of Trustees of the Rand Corporation. She graduated from UCLA with a degree in International Relations.