Producer, The Gold Bug Variations

Namir Khaliq is the founder of Protostellar Media, a production company built specifically to help scientists tell stories about their work. The company provides the groundwork for scientists and academics to establish themselves as part of the creative process for film and television, with current partners including neuroscientist David Eagleman, philosopher Nick Bostrom, anthropologist Helen Fisher, psychologist Daniel Kahneman, The Santa Fe Institute, and the Life Extension Advocacy Foundation. Prior to Protostellar, Namir worked in feature film and scripted television development at Imagine Entertainment, the multi-Academy and Emmy Award winning production company of director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer. He also worked in documentary development at Story Syndicate, founded by Academy Award winning directors and producers Liz Garbus and Dan Cogan. He previously worked at film production companies including Mosaic Media Group, Everyman Pictures, and Funny or Die.