Jonathan Eirich is the Co-CEO of Rideback, leading the company’s film and television development and production. Since joining Rideback in 2015, he has overseen major live-action projects for Disney, including the billion-dollar hit Aladdin (directed by Guy Ritchie), Haunted Mansion (2023), and the upcoming Lilo & Stitch, directed by Academy Award nominee Dean Fleischer-Camp.
Under Jonathan’s leadership, Rideback has delivered many successful features, including Netflix’s Death Note (directed by Adam Wingard), the box office horror hits It and It: Chapter 2, and the comedy Easter Sunday for Amblin and Universal. He also produced the critically acclaimed The Two Popes, directed by Fernando Meirelles, earning BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations and three Oscar nominations.
Before Rideback, Jonathan spent nine years at DreamWorks/Amblin, rising to Senior Vice President of Production. There, he oversaw films such as Bridge of Spies (2015), directed by Steven Spielberg and nominated for six Academy Awards, The Help (2011), nominated for four Oscars including Best Picture, and high-grossing titles like Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Need for Speed, and I Am Number Four.
Jonathan began his career as a creative assistant to then-chairman Stacey Snider and previously worked at CAA. Early industry roles included a production assistant job on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy and an internship on My Big Fat Greek Wedding at Gold Circle Films. He is a graduate of Harvard University, where he studied History and Literature and graduated magna cum laude.
