Chad Troutwine is an American Independent film

Independent film

An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...

 producer and Co-Founder and CEO of Veritas Prep

Veritas Prep

Veritas Prep is a privately-held GMAT preparation and graduate school admissions consulting company. Veritas Prep operates in more than 100 cities in 22 global countries from its Malibu, California headquarters...

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Biography

As a child, Troutwine's parents encouraged his entrepreneurial spirit and placed a high value on education. Troutwine earned a perfect score on the Stanford Achievement Test, and graduated high school at the age of sixteen. Troutwine earned his BA from Arizona State University

Arizona State University

Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...

 at nineteen, and went on to earn a JD from the University of Missouri

University of Missouri

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, graduating with honors, and an MBA from the Yale School of Management

Yale School of Management

The Yale School of Management is the graduate business school of Yale University and is located on Hillhouse Avenue in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. The School offers Master of Business Administration and Ph.D. degree programs. As of January 2011, 454 students were enrolled in its MBA...

. As of 2010, he was completing a masters degree at the Harvard Kennedy School. While at Yale, Troutwine and Markus Moberg

Markus Moberg

Markus Moberg, a Swedish and American dual citizen, co-founded Veritas Prep, the largest privately owned GMAT preparation company in the world. Moberg launched the company with Yale classmate Chad Troutwine in 2002...

, launched Veritas Prep

Veritas Prep

Veritas Prep is a privately-held GMAT preparation and graduate school admissions consulting company. Veritas Prep operates in more than 100 cities in 22 global countries from its Malibu, California headquarters...

, a GMAT preparation and MBA admissions consulting company.

In recognition of his entrepreneurial endeavors, Forbes magazine named Troutwine their 2002 Forbes Future Capitalist of the Year. Seven years later, Entrepreneur magazine

Entrepreneur Magazine

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 featured Troutwine and Moberg as Top 20 Trailblazers and Trendsetters for 2009.

Film History

In January 2001, Troutwine established Chad Troutwine Films. His films have premiered at the Sundance Film Festival

Sundance Film Festival

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 and the Cannes Film Festival

Cannes Film Festival

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 and featured award-winning actors (including James Woods

James Woods

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, Nick Nolte

Nick Nolte

Nicholas King "Nick" Nolte is an American actor whose career has spanned over five decades, peaking in the 1990s when his commercial success made him one of the most popular celebrities of that decade.-Early life:...

, Vince Vaughn

Vince Vaughn

Vincent Anthony "Vince" Vaughn is an American film actor, screenwriter, producer and comedian. He began acting in the late 1980s, appearing in minor television roles before attaining wider recognition with the 1996 movie Swingers...

, Miranda Richardson

Miranda Richardson

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, Steve Buscemi

Steve Buscemi

Steven Vincent "Steve" Buscemi is an American actor, writer and film director. An associate member of the renowned experimental theater company The Wooster Group, Buscemi has starred and supported in successful Hollywood and indie films including New York Stories, Mystery Train, Reservoir Dogs,...

, Bob Hoskins

Bob Hoskins

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, and Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman

Natalie Hershlag , better known by her stage name Natalie Portman, is an actress with dual American and Israeli citizenship. Her first role was as an orphan taken in by a hitman in the 1994 French action film Léon, but major success came when she was cast as Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel...

), and revered directors (Joel and Ethan Coen, Alex Gibney

Alex Gibney

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, Morgan Spurlock

Morgan Spurlock

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, Gus Van Sant

Gus Van Sant

Gus Green Van Sant, Jr. is an American director, screenwriter, painter, photographer, musician, and author. He is a two time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Director for his 1997 film Good Will Hunting and his 2008 film Milk, both of which were also nominated for Best Picture, and won the...

, Alfonso Cuaron

Alfonso Cuarón

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, Seth Gordon

Seth Gordon

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, and Alexander Payne

Alexander Payne

Alexander Payne, born Alexander Constantine Papadopoulos is an American film director and screenwriter. His films are noted for their dark humor and satirical depictions of contemporary American society.- Early life :...

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In 2008, Troutwine joined Dan O'Meara and Chris Romano at the Green Film Company, a New York-based production company.

In 2010, Magnolia Pictures

Magnolia Pictures

Magnolia Pictures is an American film distributor, and is a holding of 2929 Entertainment, owned by Todd Wagner and Mark Cuban. Magnolia was formed in 2001 by Bill Banowsky and Eamonn Bowles, and specializes in both foreign and independent films....

 will release his documentary adaptation of the New York Times Bestseller Freakonomics

Freakonomics

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything is a 2005 non-fiction book by University of Chicago economist Steven Levitt and New York Times journalist Stephen J. Dubner. The book has been described as melding pop culture with economics, but has also been described as...

. It was the Closing Night gala film at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival

Tribeca Film Festival

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Producer

- Freakonomics (2010) (producer)

- Gerrymandering

Gerrymandering

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(2010) (producer)

- Carissa

Carissa

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(2008) (producer)

- Paris, je t'aime

Paris, je t'aime

Paris, Je t'aime is a 2006 anthology film starring an ensemble cast of actors of various nationalities. The two-hour film consists of eighteen short films set in different arrondissements...

(2006) (executive producer)

- Lo Más bonito y mis mejores años (2005) (associate producer)

- Edmond

Edmond (film)

Edmond is a 2005 drama-thriller film starring William H. Macy, based on the play of the same name. It was written by David Mamet and directed by Stuart Gordon....

(2005) (co-producer)

- The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things

The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things

The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things is a 2004 film directed by and starring Asia Argento. It is based on JT LeRoy's novel of the same name...

(2004) (executive producer)

- I Love Your Work

I Love Your Work

I Love Your Work is an American psychological thriller film completed in 2003 and released theatrically in 2005. The film was directed by Adam Goldberg and written by Goldberg and Adrian Butchart. An indictment of celebrity culture, it was not a commercial success. The cast includes Giovanni...

(2003) (executive producer)

- Northfork

Northfork

Northfork is a 2003 film directed by Michael Polish and written by Michael and Mark Polish. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2003 and later received a limited release in the United States on July 11, 2003. The film stars James Woods, Nick Nolte, Daryl Hannah, Anthony...

(2003) (associate producer)

Troutwine also appeared as himself in the 2007 independent film A Lawyer Walks into a Bar

A Lawyer Walks into a Bar

A Lawyer Walks Into a Bar... is a 2007 independent film about lawyers, law school, the California Bar exam, and the obsession America has with its legal system...

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See also

- Master Minds, an extended article on Troutwine and Moberg comparing Veritas Prep

Veritas Prep

Veritas Prep is a privately-held GMAT preparation and graduate school admissions consulting company. Veritas Prep operates in more than 100 cities in 22 global countries from its Malibu, California headquarters...

 to Google

Google

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 and Apple

Apple

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 in the March 2009 issue of Entrepreneur magazine

Entrepreneur Magazine

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