Richard L. Gelfond has run the IMAX Corporation since 1996. Gelfond grew up in New York, studied at Stony Brook University on Long Island, earned a law degree at Northwestern University, and later embarked on a career as an investment banker. But in 1994, Gelfond and a business partner, Bradley Wechsler, acquired IMAX, a Canadian company known for creating an immersive theatre experience. Today, the company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and its affiliate, IMAX China, is listed in Hon