Bill Damaschke was described as the ‘Quiet Force’ behind Dreamworks and “one of the film industry’s most important executives” in the New York Times.  According to Brent Lang and Lucas Shaw of the Wrap “True decisionmaking power rests with two — CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg and Chief Creative Officer Bill Damaschke-…”

http://www.thewrap.com/hollywood-greenlighting-power/

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/16/business/media/the-quiet-force-behind-dreamworks.html?_r=0