CMU Alumnus Tommy Oliver Works for Change

Dietrich Grad and 2018 Alumni Awardee elected to AMPAS, records "Power of the Protests". Tommy Oliver's personal and professional life are hitting high notes right now, but he is not one to stand on the sidelines and rest on past accomplishments. And he would be the first to tell you he wouldn't't have it any other way. Oliver is a 2006 graduate of Carnegie Mellon's economics program, a joint offering of the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Tepper School of Business. He is a Los Angeles-based producer, director, and writer best known for Kinyarwanda (2011), The Perfect Guy (2015), Black Love (2017) and 1982 (2013). Earlier this month, he was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences along with more than 800 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. "The Academy is delighted to welcome these distinguished fellow travelers in the motion picture arts and sciences.