Dave Schlafman is an award winning animation producer, director, and children’s book illustrator. Dave has worked professionally in the fields of design, animation, and illustration for clients such as Penguin Publishing, Hasbro Toys, Parker Brothers, PBS, WGBH, Johnny Cupcakes, as well as American Greetings. He recently won the Grand Prize for Current TV's 60 Seconds to Save the Earth PSA Contest. Al Gore now uses Dave’s animation during his global warming presentations.

Currently, Dave is creative director at CloudKid Studios in Boston, MA, a children's media company that focuses on interactive storytelling by creating fresh and original characters.

Dave lives in Boston and enjoys doodling, working out, extra hot soy chai, and watching LOST. Dave vows to never write a bio in the third person again.