Jed Alpert
CEO
Rights Group, LLC
Jed Alpert, is CEO of Rights Group, LLC, a mobile entertainment and marketing company with clients including Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Visa International, Samsung, Pepsi, and Collegehumor.com. Its Politxt/Patriotxt division is the leading provider mobile services to campaigns and advocacy organizations including People for the American Way, SEIU, International Fund for Animal Welfare, National Alliance for Hispanic Health, One America Committee, Family Justice and the ACLU.
Jed was previously President of Sunshine Amalgamedia, Inc., a technology-driven entertainment company with operating divisions in interactive content, including Interactive TV; exhibition (Sunshine Theater NYC); television development and production; and feature film production. At Sunshine, Jed developed an innovative syndication sponsorship model commissioning top young directors to make short films for multiple distribution networks with nationally branded sponsorship. Sunshine partners, clients, and customers have included Microsoft, Oracle, Scripps Howard, and others. Additionally, while at Sunshine, he oversaw the production of feature films and developed television.
During his tenure practicing law at Rudolph and Beer, and as an associate at Paul Weiss, Jed’s clients included films such as Slingblade, Hurricane Streets, Sunday, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Cruise, Next Stop Wonderland, Three Seasons, and Star Maps. He represented companies such as Open City Films, Rhino Entertainment and Sonic Net. Further, he produced numerous feature films including Sunday, winner of the 1997 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize and the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. He has also served on the board of a number of film festivals and arts organizations, including Genart, The Newport Film Festival and Thread Waxing Space. Jed holds a BA from Connecticut College and a JD from Cardozo School of Law.