Christoph Geiseler

Christoph Alexander Geiseler is an entrepreneur, filmmaker and musician from Los Angeles, CA. He is the founder and CEO of MIMA Media and the founder and a trustee of the international charity MIMA Music, Inc. He represents the US Department of State as a Cultural Envoy and a Media Expert.

Over the last 10 years, Christoph transformed MIMA from an idea in his Politics Thesis at Princeton University (A.B. 2004, cum laude) into into a global music and media network on 5 continents. He invented a method to film, edit and share 1-minute videos every 24 hours and has produced over 200 videos for sponsors like Condé Nast Publications, the US State Department, celebrity musicians and luxury travelers.

Christoph has presented his work at Princeton University, MIT’s Sloan School of Business, the USC Center on Public Diplomacy, the Manhattan School of Music and the US Ambassador’s residence in Paris, France. MIMA has received support from and worked with notable musicians and public figures that include Gilberto Gil, Prince, Leon Mobley, Pete Lockett, the Wailers, George Clinton, Bill Frisell, Robin Quivers, Leon Russell, Dr. Pauline Oliveros, Dr. Cornel West, Dr. Lawrence Lessig and the late Mrs. Phoebe Jacobs. MIMA has been featured on the BBC, Howard Stern Show, TeleMadrid, Huffington Post and NationalGeographic.com.

Christoph speaks fluent English, German, French, Spanish and Portuguese. He writes about improvisation for the Huffington Post and has a Masters in Public Diplomacy from the University of Southern California (USC) Annenberg School of Communication (M.PD 2014).