Runway CEO: The future of film and AI video (Cristóbal Valenzuela) | Rapid Response

About Cristóbal

• CEO & co-founder of Runway, a leading AI research & technology company
• Pioneered industry-changing AI video tools used by Netflix, Disney, and top creators (2025)
• Rejected Meta's reported acquisition offer, choosing to advance Runway's independent vision (2025)
• Former researcher at NYU Tisch School of the Arts, specializing in technology and art
• Guides foundational research for multimodal simulators and next-gen creative platforms