Suraj M. Gohill

Suraj Gohill, a twelve-year banking executive, has been involved in over 85 film transactions with aggregate budgets of over $1Billion. A graduate of Purdue University, Mr. Gohill has developed a solid reputation within the film finance community and has been a speaker on numerous film finance panels at Cannes and the American Film Market. Currently, Mr. Gohill is a Sr. Vice President with CIT Group, developing its independent project film finance activities. In recent years he has structured and led transactions for clients such as Gold Circle Films, producers of one of the most successful independent movies of all time My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Other clients have included Yari Film Group, Nala Films, and Senator Entertainment among others. He has been involved in the fiancing of such titles as the Academy Award-winning Crash (Thandie Newton, Sandra Bullock, and Matt Dillon); Hostage (Bruce Willis); The Matador (Pierce Brosnan) and Thumbsucker (Keanu Reeves); Gold Circle White Noise and White Noise 2: The Light; Over Her Dead Body (Eva Longoria); Because I Said So (Diane Keaton and Mandy Moore); The Wedding Date (Debra Messing); Senator Entertainment's Fireflies in the Garden (Julia Roberts); and The Informers (Billy Bob Thornton and Kim Basinger).

A native of San Jose, CA, Mr. Gohill lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Sonya and two sons, Dilan and Jaiden.

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