Christopher "Chris" Meledandri (born May 15, 1959) is an American film producer, and the founder and CEO of Illumination Entertainment. He previously served as President of 20th Century Fox Animation, and has worked as the producer for the film series of Ice Age, Despicable Me, The Secret Life of Pets and Sing. In 2021, he joined Nintendo's board of directors after working with the video game company on The Super Mario Bros. Movie.