Michelle Rejwan
Michelle Rejwan is an American film producer. She produced the Star Wars film Star Wars: [The Rise of Skywalker|The Rise of Skywalker], alongside Kathleen Kennedy and J. J. Abrams.
Biography
Rejwan went to University of California, Los Angeles for a year, transferred to University of Southern California, before deciding to take a leave of absence. She got a job as assistant to Allison Jones. She later became an assistant to Jeff Garlin. After a stint in the film industry, Rejwan returned to school and graduated from Columbia [University School of General Studies] in 2008.After Columbia, Rejwan landed a job as J. J. Abrams' assistant and rose to associate producer on Super 8 and co-produced Star Wars: [The Force Awakens] and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. In 2019, she was named Senior Vice President of Live Action Development and Production of Lucasfilm, where she has been a member of the Star Wars "brain trust" since 2015. Rejwan served as executive producer for the Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi, Andor, and Willow.
In October 2022, it was reported that Rejwan had stepped down from her role of Senior Vice President for Live Action Development & Production at Lucasfilm, though she was not leaving Lucasfilm entirely. Rejwan remains at Lucasfilm in a full-time producer capacity.