Technology >> CEO Interviews >> March 11, 2004

Robert Doris – Sonic Solutions

ROBERT J. DORIS is President and Chief Executive Officer of Sonic Solutions. Mr. Doris founded Sonic Solutions in 1986 and has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the company since that time. Prior to 1986 he was President of The Droid Works, a subsidiary of Lucasfilm Ltd., which produced computer-based video and digital audio systems for the film and television post-production and music recording industries. Prior to founding The Droid Works, Mr. Doris was a Vice President of Lucasfilm and General Manager of the Lucasfilm Computer Division. Mr. Doris received BA, JD and MBA degrees from Harvard University. Profile
TWST: Could you begin with an overview of Sonic Solutions?

Mr. Doris: At Sonic we specialize in digital media applications, with a

particular specialization on the DVD format for DVD video. I