Hank Driskill joined Blue Sky Studios as Chief Technology Officer in January 2018, and has been evolving the studio’s pipeline process through the introduction of new systemsand software as well as leveraging open source technologies. Hank also led the charge for Blue Sky to become a founding member of the Academy Software Foundation. Prior to Blue Sky Studios, he spent 20 years at Walt Disney Animation Studios as part of the studio's leadership, serving as Technical Supervisor on films such as BOLT, BIG HERO 6 and MOANA.
Hank holds bachelor degrees in both Computer Science and Astronomy from the University of Kansas, and a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Utah. He embarked on his professional career at Digital Domain, where he helped bring films such as APOLLO 13, DANTE’S PEAK, FIFTH ELEMENT and TITANIC to life.for