David Rose

David Rose is the former CEO of Santa Monica Studios. He has been an innovator for more than thirty years. He has produced two theatrical films and developed more than forty screenplays. VisionArt, his special effects company, won multiple Emmys for its work on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Voyager. VisionArt shared an Academy Award for producing effects on the movie Independence Day. Rose started his career in Jerusalem, Israel, designing products for the American market. After returning to the United States, he launched a successful development business that built American castles. Later on, as he expanded into the oil and gasoline industries, he began exploring the use of computers, which led to his career as a special effects innovator and expert. Rose’s broad experience encompasses his two greatest passions in life: caring for others and creating stories. Godiva is his first novel. Rose and his wife, Toni, have two grown daughters.