Anthony E. Zuiker

Writer, Creator 

As the creator and executive producer of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, one of the highest-rated dramas in television history, Anthony E. Zuiker is tuned-in to America's steep consumer expectations. Not only did Zuiker develop a blockbuster television series; he built an entertainment empire that transformed television programming and advertising. A world-wide phenomenon, the CSI franchise has taken up regular residence in Nielsen's weekly Top 10 broadcast ratings, received an astounding 28 Emmy nominations and helped CBS regain its spot as the number-one rated network on television.

Zuiker's latest project is the release of Level 26 the world's first "Digi-Novel^TM." Level 26 takes the best features of books, film and interactive digital technologies and combines them into a unique storytelling experience. About every twenty pages, the reader will have the option of logging on to www.level26.com to experience a digital cyber-bridge-a three-minute motion picture scene with A-list actors who bring the characters from the book to life. The exclusively interactive experience that Level 26 offers readers is expected to revolutionize the publishing industry. The second installment of Level 26 is due out Fall 2010.

Zuiker's trek to the pinnacle of success is a legendary Hollywood rags-to-riches story. As a struggling young writer, Zuiker operated a tram for Las Vegas' famed Mirage hotel to make ends meet. Soon enough, his talent for writing brought him to Hollywood, where his work found its way to famed producer Jerry Bruckheimer. Through endless creativity and determination, he wrote and produced his first feature film, The Runner, and soon followed his success with the launch of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Zuiker will release his highly anticipated autobiography Mr. CSI in Fall 2011.

Universally lauded by critics and beloved by mass audiences, CSI became the most watched show on television, capturing more than 75 million viewers per week. As the creative vision behind the movement, Zuiker introduced multi-plat forming to the traditional television model and encouraged viewers to use mobile technology to predict the shows' outcomes. He also incorporated online communities into CSI story lines, empowering viewers to visit a virtual CSI lab, solve their very own murder and become investigators with a field tool kit. By giving consumers the ability to solve a crime, Zuiker leveraged multiple platforms and created an unprecedented interactive experience.

Zuiker has become one of the most coveted film and television writers in Hollywood - and his creative insight has resulted in an exploding corporate consulting venture. As the founder of cross platform storytelling, Zuiker's approach to corporate growth is the wave of the future. Zuiker is a visionary in predicting new media's role in the "attention economy," explaining how a commercial audience consumes content: rapidly, voraciously and with very high expectations. Applying his 360 degree approach to corporate expansion, Zuiker offers creative insight into multi-platform campaigns that tap into the shifting behavior of today's tech-savvy consumer.

At the podium, Zuiker offers customized real-world lessons on how to anticipate the next wave of technology, create big brands and even bigger profits. He encourages corporations to react to today's changing economic climate and throw traditional paradigms out the window. With boundless energy and enthusiasm, Zuiker inspires the creative side of any corporate team to increase productivity, visualize new strategies and identify creative solutions.

Zuiker currently resides in Las Vegas and Los Angeles with his wife and three sons.