PROFILE

Copy: Erin Kahn

Studio Manager, Epic Games

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Erin Kahn is a Bay Area native and has worked in the film and entertainment industry for over 25 years. She is currently a Senior Manager, in Studio Operations at Epic Games (i.e. Fortnite, Unreal Engine). Prior to Epic, Erin spent 14 years at Lucasfilm working in a variety of roles (Recruiting, Training & Development Operations, Diversity & Inclusion, Program Management and Global Talent Development). Her film credits include: Black Panther, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars: Rogue One, Avengers Endgame, Ready Player One, A Quiet Place, Doctor Strange, The Revenant, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Strange Magic, Unbroken, and Pacific Rim, among others. Prior to Lucasfilm, Erin worked for CNBC and Deutsch, Inc. She received her BA from The University of California, Santa Barbara. She attended The University of Sydney, Australia studying music and opera at The Conservatorium of Music, Sydney.

She is a current member of the Advisory Board for The Tug McGraw Foundation, founded by multiple grammy winner, Tim McGraw. She is a current Board Member of Brandeis Marin. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and kids. 

In terms of her favorite Films and TV shows shot in SF, the list is long, but if she had to narrow it down she would say:
 

Films include:

Pursuit of Happyness

Harold and Maude

Mrs. Doubtfire

The Rock


T.V Shows include:

Monk

Party of Five

The Streets of San Francisco

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