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'''Jeff Gomez''' (born in [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States) is a writer and [[transmedia]] producer in the [[fantasy]], [[science fiction]] and [[young adult fiction|young adult]] [[genres]].

As CEO of Starlight Runner, Gomez has worked with [[The Walt Disney Company]] (''Pirates of the Caribbean'', ''Fairies'', ''Tron Legacy''),<ref>{{cite news|url=https://articleswww.latimes.com/2011business/la-xpm-2011-feb/-15/business/-la-fi-ct-starlight-runner-20110215-story.html|title= Starlight Runner Entertainment creates mythology behind movie franchises|author=Ben Fritz|work=Los Angeles Times|date=February 15, 2011}}</ref> [[20th Century Fox]] (James Cameron's ''Avatar''),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.producersguild.org/general/custom.asp?page=jeff_gomez|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718030911/https://www.producersguild.org/general/custom.asp?page=jeff_gomez|archivedate=18 July 20192018|title=Jeff Gomez on Transmedia Producing|website=Producers Guild of America|access-date=25 January 2022}}</ref> [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]] (''Men in Black 3'', ''The Amazing Spider-Man 2''),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/opinion/economic-intelligence/2014/03/18/jeff-gomez-discusses-legos-star-wars-and-transmedia-campaigns|title=This Isn't Your Grandparents' Media Campaign|website=[[U.S. News & World Report]]|access-date=January 25, 2022|date=18 March 2014|first1=Lisa|last1=Chau}}</ref> [[Coca-Cola]] (''Happiness Factory''),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidewalt/2013/01/25/once-upon-a-soda/|title=Once Upon a Soda|first=David M.|last=Ewalt|website=[[Forbes]]|access-date=25 January 2022}}</ref> [[Mattel]] (''Hot Wheels'' animation universe),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.reddit.com/r/Acceleracers/comments/8ybyoh/jeff_gomez_creator_of_hot_wheels_highway_35/|title=Jeff Gomez - Creator of Hot Wheels Highway 35 Universe - Ask Me Anything|date=12 July 2018|access-date=25 January 2022|website=[[Reddit]]}}{{user-generated source|date=January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_fQKwhii8U|title=AcceleRacers: The QUESTIONABLE Retcons of AcceleRacers|access-date=25 January 2022|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0377191/fullcredits|title=Hot Wheels Highway 35 World Race (TV Series 2003–2006) |website=[[IMDb]]|access-date=25 January 2022}} {{user-generated source|date=January 2022}}</ref> [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] (''Dexter''), [[Microsoft]] (''Halo''),<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.oxmonline.com/talking-man-who-assembled-halo-bible-microsoft {{dead|title=Talking linkwith the man who assembled the 'Halo Bible' for Microsoft|access-date=January2014-11-12 2022|archive-date=2012-02-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211233541/http://www.oxmonline.com/talking-man-who-assembled-halo-bible-microsoft |url-status=dead|date=2011-12-05|first1=Kevin W.|last1=Smith|magazine=[[Official Xbox Magazine]]}}</ref> [[Hasbro]] (''Transformers''), [[Nickelodeon]] (''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''),<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/1682067/finding-the-core-of-a-story-how-the-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-are-evolving-for-a-multi-pl|title=Finding The Core Of A Story: How The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Are Evolving For a Multi-Platform World|first=Paula|last=Bernstein|date=10 December 2012|magazine = [[Fast Company]]|access-date=25 January 2022}}</ref> [[Ubisoft]] (''Splinter Cell''),<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2013/biz/news/ubisoft-looks-to-avoid-pitfalls-of-bad-movies-based-on-videogames-with-starlight-runners-help-1200600189/|title=Ubisoft Looks to Avoid Pitfalls of Bad Movies Based on Videogames with Starlight Runner’sRunner's Help|first=Marc|last=Graser|magazine = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=5 September 2013|access-date=25 January 2022}}</ref> [[Pepperidge Farm]] (''Goldfish'') and others as a transmedia producer.<ref>[{{Cite web |url=http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cser/downloads/gomezbio.pdf] {{dead|title=Jeff linkGomez's Biography|access-date=January2014-11-10 2022|archive-date=2014-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110092342/http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cser/downloads/gomezbio.pdf |url-status=dead|website=Columbia University}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1776086/fullcredits|title=Bettie Page Reveals All (2012) |website=IMDb|access-date=25 January 2022}} {{user-generated source|date=January 2022}}</ref>

Gomez is a writer and transmedia producer for the super heroic universe of Lucha Libre, an innovation of Mexico's AAA wrestling league for [[Mark Burnett]]'s OneThree Media, in association with Robert Rodriguez and Factory Made Ventures for the [[Comcast]] El Rey television network.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/mark-burnett-bringing-lucha-libre-670131/|title=Mark Burnett Bringing Lucha Libre Wrestling to El Rey Network|first=Lesley|last=Goldberg|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=12 January 2014|access-date=25 January 2022}}</ref> He has also been hired to reboot Ultraman.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/japanese-superhero-ultraman-reboot-works-1168258|title=Japanese Superhero ‘Ultraman’'Ultraman' Reboot in the Works (Exclusive)|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=January 25, 2022|date=11 December 2018|first1=Etan|last1=Vlessing}}</ref><ref>[{{Cite web |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/iconic-japanese-superhero-ultraman-is-headed-for-a-reboot-beyond-japan] {{dead|title= Iconic Japanese superhero Ultraman is headed for a reboot beyond linkJapan|access-date=January 2022-01-25 |archive-date=2021-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514003644/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/iconic-japanese-superhero-ultraman-is-headed-for-a-reboot-beyond-japan |url-status=dead|first1=Matthew|last1=Jackson}}</ref>

Gomez was selected by ''[[Details (magazine)|Details]]'' as one of the magazine's 2010 mavericks<ref>[{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.details.com/culture-trends/critical-eye/201010/greenwald-atlantic-records-gomez-pensavalle-starlight-runner?currentPage=2] {{dead|title=2010 linkMavericks: Julie Greenwald, Jeff Gomez & Mark Pensavalle|access-date=January2014-11-13 2022|archive-date=2014-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113164709/http://www.details.com/culture-trends/critical-eye/201010/greenwald-atlantic-records-gomez-pensavalle-starlight-runner?currentPage=2 |url-status=dead|magazine=Details}}</ref> for his contributions toward shifting the business and artistic paradigm in the global film and entertainment industry. He was designated a Hollywood "Power Player" by ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' in January 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xmedialab.com/mentor/jeff-gomez |title=Jeff Gomez |access-date=November 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113173336/http://www.xmedialab.com/mentor/jeff-gomez |archive-date=November 13, 2014|url-status=dead|website=XMediaLab}}</ref> He has also been awarded the Director's Coin for Excellence by the United States Special Operations Command/InterAgency Task Force for his transmedia work on asymmetrical conflict and international crisis narratives in the field. He was also extensively quoted in ''Forbes'' magazine's 2017 article, "Transmedia Will Shape The Future Of Hollywood And Fortune 500 Firms".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/joeescobedo/2017/07/01/meet-the-man-behind-hollywood-and-fortune-500-firms-transmedia-success/|title=Transmedia Will Shape The Future Of Hollywood And Fortune 500 Firms|first=Joe|last=Escobedo|website=[[Forbes]]|access-date=25 January 2022}}</ref>

In the US, Gomez champions the concerns of young people with his "Never Surrender!" inspirational seminars and curricula.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.theknightnews.com/2011/11/01/from-geek-to-visionary/ |title= From Geek to Visionary|access-date=December 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213131439/http://www.theknightnews.com/2011/11/01/from-geek-to-visionary/ |archive-date=December 13, 2014 |url-status=dead |website=The Knight News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLdJ9ZbYJEk|title=Jeff Gomez Part 2 - On Bullying: Never Surrender!|access-date=January 25, 2022|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> He is a nationally recognized expert{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} on leadership and success strategies for children and teenagers, with an emphasis on how to overcome bullying in schools. His international work on educational, social issues and spiritual transmedia campaigns have benefited large geographical regions, and even entire nations.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}