LOS ANGELES, USA // Susan Steen serves as Senior Vice President Worldwide Marketing Services for Warner Bros., overseeing the physical production and distribution of marketing materials for one of the largest and most prolific motion picture studios in the world.

Susan has been with Warner Bros. for more than 25 years, beginning in domestic marketing and later segueing to international.  When the teams merged, she became head of the worldwide group.

During her tenure, she has been integrally involved in the marketing campaigns for some of the most memorable titles in cinema history.  The many titles on which she’s worked over the years include the blockbuster Harry Potter, The Dark Knight and The Hobbit franchises; the Best Picture Oscar winners Million Dollar Baby, The Departed and Argo; and such recent award-winning hits as Gravity and American Sniper.

Born in Toronto, Susan was raised in Santa Barbara, California, and graduated from UCLA with a degree in History and Economics.  She started her professional career at USA Today, managing the newspaper’s West Coast Bureau.

Susan has earned the respect of the industry and the community not only for her professional accomplishments but also for her commitment to a number of philanthropic causes.  She is most deeply involved in The Arthritis Foundation, recently serving as the co-chair of their 2014 benefit Gala, and L.A. Family Housing, which is devoted to helping family transition out of homelessness and poverty through housing, training and other services.