Jay Ward

Innovation Speaker, Creative Director of Franchise at Pixar

Jay Ward is a top innovation keynote speaker, a Creative Director of Franchise at Pixar, and a consultant on all Cars-related projects worldwide. He provides automotive and franchise expertise to both Disney and its partners in matters pertaining to Consumer Products, Interactive, Marketing, Publishing, and Theme Parks.

  • Jay Ward Keynote Speaker Fee Fee range is for U.S. events, depending on location and organization type

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  • Languages Spoken

    English

  • Travels From

    California, USA

  • Jay Ward Keynote Speaker Fee Fee range is for U.S. events, depending on location and organization type

    Please Inquire

  • Languages Spoken

    English

  • Travels From

    California, USA

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Storytelling for Business

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About Keynote Speaker Jay Ward

Jay Ward came to Pixar Animation Studios in 1998 to work in production for the art department on the 2001 feature film, Monsters, Inc. He then began early development work for the 2006 film, Cars, and during the production, Ward’s knowledge of the automotive world let him to play different roles on the film, including the character team manager and automotive consultant to the director and movie’s creative team. He went on to manage the art department for Ratatouille, Brave and was the Associate Producer on the Pixar Short Presto in 2008.

Ward contributed his expertise on all-things-cars as a key consultant in the creation and production of “Cars Land” at Disney’s California Adventure Park in Anaheim, California and the Creative Director on Disney•Pixar’s feature film, “Cars 3”. He continues to contribute his artistic passion to the creation of any and everything within the “Cars” Franchise, including the latest Disney + series, Cars On The Road and designing the ‘Sally Special’ in conjunction with Porsche. Over the past few years, his current role has expanded to encompass creative franchise oversight to the entire slate of Pixar legacy films, helping to create global franchise projects like ‘Pixar Putt’ and ‘Mundo Pixar’.

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