Pete Docter

Peter Hans Docter (born October 9, 1968) is an American filmmaker and animator. He has served as chief creative officer (CCO) of Pixar since 2018. Docter directed the company's animated films Monsters, Inc. (2001), Up (2009), Inside Out (2015), and Soul (2020). He was also a writer on Toy Story (1995) and Toy Story 2 (1999). From his nine Academy Award nominations, he is a record three-time recipient of Best Animated Feature for Up, Inside Out, and Soul. Docter has also won six Annie Awards from nine nominations, two Critics' Choice Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Satellite Award, and a Hochi Film Award. He has called himself a "geeky kid from Minnesota who likes to draw cartoons".