Ryan Colin Kavanaugh (born December 4, 1974) is an American businessman, film producer and film financier.
He is the founder and former CEO of Relativity Media and a current executive of Warner Bros.
Pictures (since 2018).
Through Relativity, he has financed more than 200 films representing more than $17 billion in revenue He is credited as of April 19, 2014 as the producer of 61 films and known for creating a new "Moneyball" model of film finance.
He was named by Variety as 2011's "Showman of the Year" and was #22 on the Fortune 40 Under 40 list.
He was #19 on the Forbes 2013 list of youngest billionaires, and he entered an investment partnership with Ron Burkle.
He is active in philanthropy and was named a Hollywood Humanitarian by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
He is the 25th highest grossing producer in box office of all time.