Simone Pero

Producer, Visiting Faculty

Emmy-nominated film producer, Simone Pero is the Founder and President of For Impact Productions, a social impact consultancy for artists and filmmakers, embracing projects that positively impact society, culture and humanity. 

Pero’s film producing portfolio includes the 2025 feature LILLY starring Patricia Clarkson and THE TALE starring Laura Dern, nominated for 25 awards, including two Emmys and a Golden Globe and distributed worldwide by HBO Films. Pero has also executive produced acclaimed documentaries VIVA VERDI! directed by Yvonne Russo and THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING featuring Geena Davis, Meryl Streep and Shonda Rhimes. VOW OF SILENCE: THE ASSASSINATION OF ANNIE MAE, the Disney Onyx award-winning documentary-series nominated for a ’25 Humanitas Prize, was associate produced by Pero. Among Pero’s upcoming projects includes the limited television series RUTH’S GHOSTS created by Jennifer Fox.

Named by Cynopsis Media as a Top Woman in Media in Community Building, Pero is an active leader in the media and entertainment industry. She currently serves on the President’s Council of New York Women in Film & Television, and is a member of BAFTA the British Academy of Film and Television Arts North America, the Producers Guild of America, the Television Academy, and the Global Impact Producers Alliance. Pero is an undergraduate alumna of Stony Brook University and holds a Master’s Degree in Public Affairs and Policy from the University at Albany.