Palak Patel is the Chief Content Officer at Prime Focus Studios. He previously served as EVP of production and development at Sony's Columbia Pictures until January 2025. During his time at Columbia Pictures, Patel was in charge of Sony's Spider-Man Universe.

Before joining Columbia Pictures in August 2015, Patel served as president of production at Joe Roth's Roth Films where he executive produced such films as Snow White and the Huntsman and it's sequel, The Huntsman: Winter's War, Oz the Great and Powerful, and Maleficent.