Namir Khaliq is the founder of Protostellar Media, a production company built specifically to help scientists establish themselves as part of the creative process for film and television. Prior to Protostellar, Namir worked in feature film and scripted television development at Imagine Entertainment, the multi-Academy and Emmy Award winning production company of director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer. He also worked in documentary development at Story Syndicate, founded by Academy Award winning directors and producers Liz Garbus and Dan Cogan. He previously worked at film production companies including Mosaic Media Group, Everyman Pictures, and Funny or Die.