Tom Thudiyanplackal is a creative executive, studio head, and creative technologist operating at the intersection of media, technology, and human-centered innovation. With experience spanning blockbuster film marketing, original IP development, and AI-enabled production pipelines, he builds scalable storytelling ventures across film, episodic, and interactive platforms. His work focuses on transforming how content is conceived, produced, and monetized in a digitally saturated world.
He is the Founder and CEO of The How and The Why LLC, and serves as an Executive Producer with the Entertainment Technology Center @ University of Southern California, a Producer and Industry Mentor at the School of Cinematic Arts, and MA+P at USC. His global work advances boundary-pushing productions that apply technology as an enabling force, expanding what human artists can create and making previously unreachable stories achievable.
