James D. Stern is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Endgame Entertainment. He founded Endgame Entertainment, a private entertainment financing and production fund, in 2003. During its first iteration, Endgame specialized in production, financing of third party projects and late stage financial investments. In 2006, due to the success of the first fund, Endgame raised additional capital and has become an operating company with an increased focus on full scale production.

Since its beginning in February of 2003, Endgame has co-financed 22 films, 3 Broadway shows and a children’s television series. During that time Endgame’s value appreciated dramatically and is now one of the fastest climbing new companies in Hollywood.

Endgame is currently readying the release of three projects which recently premiered at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival: THE BROTHERS BLOOM, starring Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo, to be distributed by Summit Entertainment; EASY VIRTUE, starring Jessica Biel, Colin Firth and Kristin Scott Thomas; and EVERY LITTLE STEP, co-directed by Stern and Adam Del Deal, about the revival of the Broadway smash hit “A Chorus Line,” which was recently acquired by Sony Pictures Classics. Endgame is currently in post-production on AN EDUCATION, starring Peter Sarsgaard, Dominic Cooper, Carey Mulligan, Emma Thompson and Alfred Molina; and A GOOD OLD FASHIONED ORGY, a comedy starring Jason Sudeikis, Will Forte and Leslie Bibb. Recent releases include I’M NOT THERE, a Bob Dylan biopic directed by Todd Haynes, featuring Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Richard Gere and the late Heath Ledger. Since Endgame’s inception, Stern has executive produced / produced a number of films including New Line's HAROLD AND KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE, United Artist’s HOTEL RWANDA, Miramax's PROOF, and Disney’s STAY ALIVE. Upcoming projects include Todd Haynes’ Bob Dylan biopic I’M NOT THERE, starring Richard Gere, Cate Blanchett and Heath Ledger, and Rian Johnson’s (BRICK) con artist film THE BROTHERS BLOOM starring Adrien Brody, Rachel Weisz and Mark Ruffalo. Additionally Endgame’s children’s DVD/television series, METEOR THE MONSTER TRUCK began airing in the fall of 2006 on Discovery Kids and The Learning Channel (TLC).

Also at Endgame, Mr. Stern has directed and produced two documentary films, THE YEAR OF THE YAO, about Yao Ming’s first year in the NBA, which was released by New Line in 2005, and the political documentary SO GOES THE NATION, about the American electoral system and the 2004 Presidential campaign which was release by IFC. Previous to starting Endgame, Mr. Stern directed and produced the IMAX hit, MICHAEL JORDAN TO THE MAX and HBO's darkly comic psychological thriller IT'S THE RAGE starring Joan Allen, Gary Sinise and Jeff Daniels, which garnered Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay awards at the Milan Film Festival. Most recently Stern completed his documentary on A CHORUS LINE entitled EVERY LITTLE STEP that screened as an official selection at both the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival and Berlin International Film Festival. The film was one of four films sold at Toronto and has met with standing ovations and tremendous critical acclaim.

Mr. Stern has produced 15 Broadway and off Broadway shows including "The Producers", "Hairspray", "Stomp", “The Little Shop of Horrors”, The Wedding Singer” and “Legally Blonde.” Future theatrical projects are the musical of “Leap of Faith” with music by Alan Menkin (“Beauty & the Beast”, “Little Mermaid”, “Aladdin”).

In addition to his producing and directing career, Mr. Stern founded and ran the financial investment company Stern Joint Venture, L.P. (“SJV”), a hedge fund “fund of funds”. Under his leadership SJV has compounded an annual rate of return of 19.75% since its inception in 1989. SJV began investing with five hedges and has now grown in size and scope to investments in 45 hedge funds.

Mr. Stern has a B.A. in directing from the University of Michigan and an MBA in marketing and finance from Columbia University.