Edwin Earl "Ed" Catmull (born March 31, 1945) is a computer scientist and current president of Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Animation Studios (including the latter's DisneyToon Studios division). As a computer scientist, Catmull has contributed to many important developments in computer graphics. Bio from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Photo by VES_Awards_89.jpg: Jeff Heusser derivative work: Ahonc (This file was derived from VES Awards 89.jpg:) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.