Renard T. Jenkins: Advancing Innovation and Building Inclusivity Across Media Technology and the Allied Arts and Sciences

As SMPTE moves into 2023, Renard Jenkins advances into the role of SMPTE president, becoming the first African American to serve in that role over the organization’s 100-year history. He jokes that things have come full circle over the past century, from one Jenkins to another. (SMPTE was founded in 1916 by Charles Frances Jenkins.) But for Jenkins himself (Renard, that is), the path has been anything but circular. He has long had a passion for creative technology, and it did not take long for him to find his way into the world of media and entertainment.