Maurice Black, PhD, began his career in production and development after earning a doctorate in English literature from the University of Pennsylvania, where he specialized in literary modernism. Previously, he was an editor at Penguin Random House, where he worked on titles by authors including John Irving, Michael Crichton, and Anne Rice.
He executive produced Incarcerating US, a feature-length documentary about over-incarceration and criminal justice reform, and Mama Rwanda, an acclaimed short documentary about Rwandan women harnessing the power of entrepreneurship to rebuild their shattered post-genocide economy. He has contributed to film and video productions that reached tens of millions of young people and won industry awards. In his first major project with Erin O’Conner, he served as producer on Miss Virginia, where he played key roles during development, post-production, and impact planning.
He is a writer, film producer and development executive who works with filmmakers to create powerful, impactful stories that drive change, growth, and success. He is co-founder of the Story Incubator, where he has developed numerous projects dedicated to healing our partisan divide through storytelling.
