Helene Hahn Lloyd, Disney and DreamWorks Executive, Dies at 78

Lloyd began her career at Paramount Pictures while attending Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, graduating in 1975. She returned to Paramount in 1977 and rose to senior vice president, building a reputation as a skilled dealmaker.

In 1981, she joined Disney as executive vice president, placing her among the industry's most senior women then. In collaboration with Jeffrey Katzenberg, she played a role in steering the studio’s resurgence and its alliance with Pixar.

Lloyd was among the first executives recruited to build DreamWorks in 1994 and later served as the studio’s chief operating officer. She left in 2004 and moved to Park City, where she lived with her husband, Charles “Chuck” Lloyd Jr. He died in July. The couple shared a love of skiing, and the family has invited memorial donations to U.S. Ski & Snowboard to support the next generation of athletes.