Elisabeth Murdoch Biography

Fast Facts

• In 2013, she was named as the 5th most powerful women in the United Kingdom by BBC Radio's "Woman's Hour․"
• Graduated from Vassar College, where she starred in an on-campus television show
• Is the second daughter of media mogul Rupert Murdoch
• Started out in media as the manager of program acquisitions at FX Networks
• Has served as the director of programming at BSkyB broadcasting
• Intended to earn a M․B․A․ from Stanford University, but her father convinced her to work at BSkyB instead
• Was invited to give a speech at the 2012 Edinburgh International Television Festival's MacTaggart lecture