He began his tenure at the company in 1992 in the feature legal department and subsequently held the roles of Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs and Executive Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs, managing all of Universals term deals, along with oversight of the business and legal affairs departments. Jones received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mass Media-Arts Broadcast from Hampton University, where shehas launched a scholarship in her name. Prior to joining NBCUniversal, Matt served as Vice President, National Accounts in the Disney and ESPN Media Networks division at The Walt Disney Company, where he worked for nine years. Universal Studio Group Chief Pearlena Igbokwe Talks Peak TV, Hollywood's Glass Ceiling "I do hope there are other women coming and coming for me, to take my job, please!" the USG boss said. Langley resides in Los Angeles with her family. In her leadership role, Campbell oversees teams across programming, marketing, product, technology, partnerships, and data sciences that together support NBCUs direct-to-consumerportfolio. RT @TambayObenson: Coincidence that in the Pearlena Igbokwe interview I shared minutes ago, she recalled this @violadavis positive affirmation: "Successful people never lose. Universal Kids is anchored by original animation including DreamWorks Animations Wheres Waldo, and other original and acquired animation series including Floogals Remy and Boo, and Mighty Mike.. Outside the office, Hammer is also an accomplished photographer who has had her work displayed in several galleries and in leading publications such as Time magazine and The Boston Globe. Harris first joined Davis Polk & Wardwell as an associate in 1997 and was named a litigation partner in 2007. Prior to the PGA of America, Bevacqua served as Global Head of Golf at Creative Artists Agency (CAA Sports). She also grew the networks profitability by and impressive 33%. Pearlena Igbokwe is Chairman, Universal Studio Group. He was promoted in September 2020, becoming the third Chairman in the history of NBC Sports. In 2008, Hammer received the Anti-Defamation Leagues Entertainment Industry Award; she has since chaired ADLs National Entertainment Advisory Council. He lives in New York with his wife and their two children. That includes Donna Langley, chair of Universal Filmed Entertainment and Mark Lazarus, head of NBCU Television & Streaming, as well as Pearlena Igbokwe, chair of Universal Studios Group, Mark . Under her leadership, E! Underhill, who has been. In this role, she is responsible for all aspects of creative affairs and production for NBCUniversal's three powerhouse studios: Universal Television, Universal Content Productions (UCP), and NBCUniversal International Studios. Levinsohn holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Pepperdine University. In this role, Bravo was the #1 cable entertainment network among female viewers with popular series including Emmy Award-winning Top Chef, Project Runway, Vanderpump Rules, Southern Charm, and the Below Deck, Million Dollar Listing and The Real Housewives franchises. During Millers 17-year tenure at AMG, he counseled hundreds of domestic and international clients on a wide array of communications matters, including reputation and crisis management, general corporate communications, and investor and public relations. Under Condes leadership, the NBCU News Group has made substantial investments in digital and streaming, accelerating its leading position across all platforms. She served as Managing Editor of WSJ.com and as the China bureau chief from 2005-2009. Shelives in Manhattan with her husband, rescue dog, and rescue cat; is an active volunteer with Best Friends Animal Societyand serves on the Board of Korean K9 Rescue. Executive Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer. She doesn't do a lot of interviews at least, I haven't come across many, and certainly not at this length (40 minutes). She serves on the Board of Directors for the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., and is also a member of each of the firms Governance, Compensation and Public Responsibilities Committees; Advocates for Children of New York, an organization that provides legal and advocacy services to at-risk students in the New York City school system; and theBrennan Center for Justice at the New York University School of Law. In this role, Harris oversees all international government and regulatory affairs for Comcast, supporting the companys businesses worldwide. It was there that she sold shows and formats and Film4 Productions including Four Weddings and A Funeral," "Don't Forget Your Toothbrush" and "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" Rebecca Blumenstein is NBC News President, Editorial, driving journalism and original content across the organizations broadcast and digital platforms. Prior to being named Chairman and CEO in 2021, he served as Vice Chairman and President of Universal Creative, the group responsible for development strategy for the business and creating, planning and designing all Universal attractions and destinations worldwide. Amid mounting recession concerns in Hollywood and a potential labor strike to contend with, Pearlena Igbokwe is shining with a great deal of optimism in her position as chairman of Comcast's President, Chief Operating Officer Universal Destinations & Experiences, Pacific Rim. During her tenure, Langley led Focus Features global realignment with Universal Pictures International; oversaw the studios successful integration of DreamWorks Animation; and launched the Global Talent Development & Inclusion group, making Universal the first major feature studio to have a department working with both production and workforce to build on the companys commitment to progressing diversity and inclusion. Prior to Universal, Levinsohn served as President of New Media and Digital Strategy for Fox Filmed Entertainment where he spearheaded Foxs digital strategy, led the development and execution of new distribution opportunities and oversaw Foxs content windowing strategy for all media post-theatrical. Prior to joining NBC News, Blumenstein was a Deputy Managing Editor at The New York Times. Chairman, Global Advertising and Partnerships. Universal Studios' Pearlena Igbokwe: "Talent 'Arms - Deadline A voting member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Langley serves on the Board of Trustees for the American Film Institute, Motion Picture Association (MPA), USCs School of Cinematic Arts Board of Councilors, and SAG-AFTRA Foundations Entertainment Industry Council. Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook instagram. Some of her development highlights include "Russian Doll," "The Good Place," "New Amsterdam," "The Bold Type," "Good Girls," and Dick Wolf's successful new franchise, among numerous other notable projects. Previously, Ferrari was Executive Vice President of NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises since 2017, overseeing the companys operations, financial performance, corporate strategy and development for the portfolio of businesses. All Pearlena Igbokwe has known and achieved all her life was made possible by her knowledge of television. Previously, Storms held senior marketing positions at PepsiCo, Inc., Gatorade, and Turner Broadcasting System / Turner Sports in Atlanta. Immediately after Conde took helm of the NBCU News Group, he boldly launched the Fifty Percent Challenge Initiative, which aspiresfor its newsrooms to achieve racial, socioeconomic, geographic and perspective diversity over time. Blumenstein holds a bachelors degree in economics and social science from the University ofMichigan, where she was Editor in Chief of the Michigan Daily. Yaccarino oversees all Global, National and Local Ad Sales,Partnerships, Marketing,Ad Tech, Data, Measurement,andStrategic Initiatives. NBCUniversal named Pearlena Igbokwe to lead its global television studio business, elevating a Black woman to a key management role at Comcast Corp.'s entertainment division. Most recently, Mr. Mehrmann served as the President and General Manager for Universal Beijing Resort. The network is home to the #1 unscripted series The Voice, the highest-rated night of drama on television with One Chicago, and the #1 entertainment program in the 18-49 demographic with Saturday Night Live. Additional late-night hits The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Late Night with Seth Meyers are both #1 in their time periods in the demo. With theaters closed, he also oversaw the premiere of Trolls World Tour in the home, which went on to become the biggest digital title of all time. Sincetheacquisition of Sky, Yaccarino hasscaledher transformative approachto create the first global premium video advertising solution. He also serves on the Founders Council of Cradles to Crayons, a non-profit providing clothing essentials for children and seeking to expand into New York. Previously, he served as executive vice president of Programming for Telecommunications, Inc. (TCI), prior to its merger with AT&T. Her responsibilities include marketing strategy and operations, audience growth, CRM, content development and promotion across all distribution platforms for NBCUniversal Entertainment, which include NBC, USA Network, Bravo, Oxygen, SYFY, E!, UniKids, and NBC Sports. She holds a bachelor's degree in communications and a masters degree in media and new technology from Boston University. New York Women in Communications honored Yaccarino with a Matrix Award. Executive Vice President of Comcast Corporation and General Counsel of NBCUniversal. In this role, Matt is responsible for overseeing distribution and monetization of NBCUniversals broadcast stations, cable and regional sports networks, direct-to-consumer apps, and FAST channels to the companys distribution partners. He was named Vice Chairman and President of the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group (UFEG) in January 2019, after serving in several senior roles, including President of Universal Pictures, Co-President of Production and Executive Vice President of Universal Pictures. Race, equality and civil rights were frequent topics at the Robinson dinner table and those discussions continue to inform and drive his commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion today. In this newly-created role, he oversees global deal making across the portfolio of the media industrys premier film and television studios, television networks and streaming service, Peacock. The network is currently home to more than half of the top 20 reality series on cable. Behind any show, on any screen, theres an entire economic and technology infrastructure at work. Chief Administration Officer, Comcast Corporation and Executive Vice President, NBCUniversal. She reports to Cesar Conde, Chairman, NBCUniveresal News Group. In this role, he oversees NBC Sports unprecedented collection of assets and platforms, which includes NBC Sports, NBC Olympics, NBCSN, Golf Channel, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBC Sports Digital, and two transactional sports businesses, GolfNow and SportsEngine. In 2016, with a move that Variety Magazine described as blowing up the cable TV management playbook, she centralized all original scripted content for the portfolio under one team and formed a new division tasked with developing forward-thinking planning, Strategy and Commercial Growth. In this role, Lazarus is responsible for the companys television networks - NBC Entertainment, Telemundo, USA Network, SYFY, Bravo, Oxygen True Crime, E!, Universal Kids, and international networks. Vice Chairman, Business Affairs & Operations. For the best experience, turn your mobile device portrait mode. The innovation by the studio, led by Levinsohn, upended the studios nearly 100-year release strategy and marked the beginning of a transformative moment for the industry. She is also a recipient of 2018 Producers Guild of Americas Milestone Award; the 2016 Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation Pioneer of the Year Award; and the 2014 Women in Films Crystal Award for Excellence in Film. She was born in Nigeria and resides in Los . NBCUniversal is part of the Broadcasting industry, and located in New York, United States. Igbokwe, who became Chairman in 202 0, will lead a Summit Series keynote on June 14 detailing her strategy, which involves oversight of Universal Television, UCP, Universal Television Alternative. Peoples Choice Awards., In 2017, Berwick oversaw the preschool networks rebrand and transformation from Sprout into Universal Kids, which expanded the target audience from preschool age up to 11-year-old kids. She was named to the Aspen Institutes Henry Crown Fellowship for 2009. In 2003, she was part of a team that won the GeraldLoeb Award for deadline writing for coverage of WorldCom. In this role, Levinsohn has oversight over domestic theatrical distribution, global home entertainment, and global television distribution which licenses NBCUs vast Film and TV portfolio. In her previous role as Chairman of the Universal Studio Group, she strategically aligned NBCUniversals content business for the global market, bringing together the companys three powerhouse studios -- Universal Television, UCP and NBCUniversal International Studios -- under one umbrella. Matt Schnaarsis President, Content Distribution for NBCUniversal. Susan Rovner serves as Chairman, Entertainment Content, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, where she leads creative strategy for original entertainment content across NBCUs broadcast, cable and streaming platforms: NBC, Bravo, E!, Oxygen, SYFY, Universal Kids, USA Network and Peacock. Subsequently, he became Vice President and General Manager of Warner Brothers Movie World in Madrid, Spain, when the park was acquired by Six Flags in 2000. Pearlena Igbokwe - Biography - IMDb Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Destinations & Experiences. Pearlena Igbokwe is Chairman, Universal Studio Group (USG), where she leads four powerhouse studios: Universal Television, UCP, Universal Television Alternative Studio and Universal International Studios that produce over 3,000 hours of programming currently airing or streaming around the globe. Kini joined NBCUniversal in 2011 from Comcast Cable, where he served as Senior Vice President of Finance, leading forecasting, budgeting, strategic planning and business analytics. A broadcast veteran with more than 35 years of experience, Staab joined NBCUniversal in 2011 as President of the NBC Owned Television Stations group. Igbokwe was born in Lagos, Nigeriain the 1960s. She is responsible for oversight of all programming,digital expansion, new businesses,editorial units, business developmentandtechnical operations. Additional commercial and critical hits Langley has presided over include Hobbs & Shaw, Us, Downton Abbey, Harriet, Queen & Slim, Good Boys, Yesterday, Glass, Night School, Halloween, Illuminations Dr. Seuss The Grinch, and The Secret Life of Pets 1 & 2, Girls Trip, Split, Straight Outta Compton, Atomic Blonde, Ride Along, Bridesmaids, Neighbors, Unbroken, Trainwreck, Les Misrables, The Theory of Everything, The Danish Girl and Ray, among many others. Today, Staab is helping all 43 NBC/Telemundo stations, six regional sports networks and the three multicast networks usher in a new era of innovation in storytelling to reach the next generation of local news audiences. The studio has received numerous awards under Langleys leadership. In 1996, Berwick joined Bravo from Britain's Channel 4, where she headed international TV distribution and licensing. in Economics and received his M.B.A with High Distinction from Harvard Business School. Previously, Bevacqua served as CEO of the PGA of America from 2012-2018. Prior to joining NBCUniversal in January 2022, she served as Managing Director and Deputy Head of Public Affairs at Blackstone, the worlds largest alternative investment manager, where she helped oversee communications globally across the firms businesses. In September 2020, she was elevated to her current position, adding marketing oversight of the vast portfolio of NBCUniversal Entertainment to her existing duties with NBC Sports. Bevacqua graduated from the University of Notre Dame magna cum laude (1993), with a B.A. Prior to joining NBCUniversal, Ferrari held various senior executive positions with Univision Communications Inc., including Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Development, where he oversaw strategic planning, acquisitions and growth investments, and Executive Vice President of Operations (COO), where he operated 17 networks, cable, news, sports and digital businesses. Igbokwe currently oversees 129 projects across 29 platforms worldwide, including the major broadcast networks, streamers and numerous cable outlets. NBC Names Pearlena Igbokwe to Lead Global TV Studios - Bloomberg Berwick is a member of New York Women in Film & Television, British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS). He previously served as Executive Vice President, Video and Entertainment Services for Comcast Cable. NBCU's Pearlena Igbokwe Outlines Universal Studio Group Exec Team - Yahoo