National Executive Director & CEO of SAG-AFTRA
Duncan Crabtree-Ireland Biography
Duncan Crabtree-Ireland serves as the National Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of SAG-AFTRA, the largest entertainment union representing more than 160,000 members globally in film, television, broadcast news, commercials, music, and video games. Crabtree-Ireland has dedicated the majority of his career to SAG-AFTRA, previously holding roles as general counsel and chief operating officer before being named national executive director. He was later appointed CEO, a position approved by the SAG-AFTRA national board.
Before joining SAG-AFTRA, Crabtree-Ireland worked as a prosecutor for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office. He has also served as a judge pro tem of the Los Angeles County Superior Court and as an adjunct professor at USC Gould School of Law. He represented SAG-AFTRA during negotiations of the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances, adopted by the World Intellectual Property Organization, which regulates copyright for audiovisual performances and expands performers' rights. Crabtree-Ireland also negotiated with Telemundo to establish the first labor contract in the United States for telenovela actors and has been the lead negotiator for SAG-AFTRA's contract with Telemundo for Spanish-language productions.
Crabtree-Ireland is recognized for his leadership during the union's negotiations and strike against major motion picture and television studios and streaming companies, resulting in significant gains such as the first limitations on the use of artificial intelligence tools in the entertainment industry. The agreement established higher first-year compensation increases than those received by the Writers Guild of America and Directors Guild, set guidelines on AI use, created a new compensation mechanism for streaming work, and raised employer contribution caps for health and pension funds. He also led a strike of 2,600 workers against video game companies over the creation of digital replicas of actors' performances.
Crabtree-Ireland leads the union's technology and innovation team, focusing on artificial intelligence and its impact on SAG-AFTRA members and the broader media and entertainment industry. He has presented on AI and labor topics at CES, the International Labor Organization, the World Economic Forum, the Council of Institutional Investors, and the U.S. Senate. Under his leadership, SAG-AFTRA has secured improved AI-related contract language with movie producers, major record labels, and commercial advertisers, and has contributed to the drafting and passage of California legislation regulating AI-generated performances. TIME Magazine included Crabtree-Ireland in the TIME100 AI list, recognizing influential figures in artificial intelligence.
Crabtree-Ireland has received awards such as the Peggy Browning Award, the Los Angeles County Bar Association's Samuel L. Williams Outstanding Trustee Award, and the Co-President's Award from the Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Bar Association. He also received the SAG-AFTRA George Heller Memorial Award for service to the union and its members. His recognitions include inclusion in Out Magazine's Out100 list and Variety's list of influential business leaders in media. Crabtree-Ireland hosts the SAG-AFTRA Podcast and co-hosts the SAG-AFTRA Podcast en Español.
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