Darnell Hunt is Dean of the Division of Social Sciences and Professor of Sociology and African American Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). For more than two decades, Dr. Hunt has worked on numerous projects exploring the issues of access and diversity in the Hollywood industry. He is lead author of UCLA’s annual Hollywood Diversity Report (2014-present), which provides comprehensive analyses of the employment of women and minorities in front of and behind the camera in film and television. He authored the last six installments of the Hollywood Writers Report, released by the Writers Guild of America (WGA) in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2014 and 2016. He was principal investigator of The African American Television Report, released by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) in June of 2000.