Cindy Cowan

Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated producer Cindy Cowan co-founded Initial Entertainment Group (IEG) with Graham King in 1995, establishing a prolific production company known for critically acclaimed and commercially successful projects. During her tenure at IEG, Cowan’s projects garnered significant industry recognition, including an Emmy nomination for Rent-A-Kid and Emmy, Golden Globe, and People’s Choice nominations for If These Walls Could Talk. The firm further received a prestigious United Nations Award for Savior and produced the Oscar-winning film Traffic, a landmark achievement. Additional notable projects under her guidance at IEG included Very Bad Things and Robert Altman’s Dr.

Jackson. Further solidifying her recognition, Cowan was a recipient of the Telly Award for producing the short film La Ruta, an impactful project addressing the immigration journey into the United States. In 2019, she co-founded the Omni-Cultural TV Fest, expanding her influence within the industry. Beyond her extensive production career, Cindy Cowan is deeply committed to philanthropic endeavors and actively serves on the boards of several non-profit organizations.

These include Little Kids Rock, an organization dedicated to providing free instruments and music lessons to underserved public schools; World Woman Foundation, which focuses on empowering women and girls globally; and Children Mending Hearts, an arts-based program supporting disadvantaged youth. She also contributes to the vital work of Music for Relief, We Care Solar, and Grassroots Soccer. Her significant societal contributions have been recognized with the 2018 Woman of the Year Award from the Women’s Image Network and the 2019 Humanitarian of the Year Award from the Hollywood Women’s Film Institute.