Justin Trevor Winters is the co-founder and CEO of Verified Labs, an AI-powered creative studio that partners with talent, brands, and major estates including Ernest Hemingway, Steve McQueen, and Triumph Motorcycles to expand their legacy through emerging technology. 

At Loyola Marymount University, he is a full-time faculty member in the School of Film and Television, where he directs The Innovators Film Festival and serves on the university’s GenAI Task Force, contributing to campus-wide strategy around AI and creative technology. A 2025 Mellon Foundation Faculty Fellow, Winters explores the intersection of AI, creativity, and accessible storytelling.

He began his career in entertainment at Innovative Artists and Creative Artists Agency, representing writers and directors such as Stuart Beattie (Pirates of the Caribbean) and Kathryn Bigelow, the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director. His latest feature, American Stream, a dark comedy about a troubled young gamer’s dangerous pursuit of fame as the next big Twitch star, has earned multiple festival awards, including Best Feature and Best Screenplay.