STEVE TISCH is an Academy-award winning producer, partner at Escape Artists Productions, Chairman of the New York Football Giants, and a committed philanthropist. He is the only person with both an Oscar and a Super Bowl ring, winning Best Picture for Forrest Gump in 1994, and receiving two Super Bowl rings as Chairman of the Giants for Super Bowls XLII and XLVI.
For more than four decades, Steve has successfully produced compelling stories in film and television, from the critically acclaimed television movie, The Burning Bed starring Farrah Fawcett, to Risky Business, the sleeper hit that helped launch Tom Cruise’s career. Other film credits include Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, American History X, Snatch, The Weather Man, The Pursuit of Happyness, Seven Pounds, The Taking of Pelham 123, The Equalizer, Southpaw, The Equalizer 2, The Upside, Pig, Being the Ricardos, A Journal For Jordan, Equalizer 3, Voicemails for Isabelle & the upcoming film Madden.
On the television side, Steve is credited on Perpetual Grace, LTD., Dr. Death Seasons 1 & 2, Seasons 1-4 of Servant, in collaboration with M. Night Shyamalan and Untamed. Steve has also been nominated for an Emmy on Steve Conrad’s DTF St. Louis. Tisch served as an Executive Producer alongside Steven Spielberg and Alex Gibney on Why We Hate, a six-part docu-series examining the origins and dangers of hate, which aired on The Discovery Channel.
Steve has been involved with the New York Giants since his father, Preston Robert Tisch, purchased 50 percent of the franchise in 1991. In 2005, Steve was named Executive Vice President, and with the passing of his father, he assumed the additional title of Chairman. Steve worked closely with John Mara, President and CEO of the Giants, on the planning and construction of MetLife Stadium, which was completed in the spring of 2010. Tisch and Mara were named Best NFL Owners by Forbes in 2011.
Tisch is active in philanthropy, generously contributing his time and resources to a variety of organizations in arts, health and education. Recognizing the value of storytelling and its ability to increase dialogue and understanding, Steve made a transformative gift to Tel Aviv University, elevating its Department of Film and Television into a full school, now named The Steve Tisch School of Film and Television. Its graduates have been recognized by the Oscars, Emmys and Golden Globes, as well as winning top prizes at film festivals around the world. It is Israel’s leading institution of film and television studies and has been ranked by The Hollywood Reporter among the top 15 international film schools. Tisch was awarded an honorary doctorate degree from Tel Aviv University in 2016.
Tisch made a leadership gift to the David Geffen School of Medicine for the UCLA Steve Tisch BrainSPORT Program, the single largest donation from an individual to a medical center for a concussion-related initiative.
Steve is on the Board of Trustees of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and recently funded the 300-seat state-of-the-art Steve Tisch Theater opening in the Fall of 2026 for screenings, panels, and presentations, with an adjoining courtyard for receptions. He is a founding Trustee of The Geffen Theatre in Los Angeles and a founding board member of The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke University. Steve previously served on the board of the Sundance Institute and the Board of Advisors of the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.