Ian Truitner

Ian Truitner is an American filmmaker and entrepreneur. Ian Truitner studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Minnesota and Penn State University. He was awarded Alumni of Notable Achievement by the University of Minnesota in 2017. Truitner is a U.S. Army veteran, serving during Operation Desert Storm.As a filmmaker Truitner's work includes Cutting Room, W.M.D. and Teleios. Truitner has won over a dozen international film awards for his works as a director and producer Truitner was granted a U.S. patent on a streaming media bookmarking, cataloging and purchasing system for RANDIAN, a company funded by Amanda Crew, Marc Ferrari, New York-based R&R Ventures, William Marsh Rice University and Quake Capital. He presented RANDIAN technology to Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge at the Variety Venture Capital and New Media Summit.In the early months of the 2020 pandemic Truitner directed a campaign to raise funds for the American Nurses Association's philanthropic arm the American Nurses Foundation. The spot featuring Rita Wilson, Constance Wu, Noah Wyle, Kate Flannery, Joan Lunden, Angélica María, Parminder Nagra, Jen Lilley and Simon Helberg was created to raise funds for nurses treating COVID-19 patients.