Lauren Zalaznick

Birth Name:

Lauren Zalaznick

Profession

Producer, Actress, Production manager, Editorial department, Location management

Has been included in Fortune Magazine's list of "Most Powerful Women" for several years and was one of the "Time 100: World's Most Influential People" in 2009
Was inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame in 2012
Was one of The Paley Center for Media's original "She's Making Media" honorees in 2011
Graduated Magna Cum Laude from Brown University with a Bachelor's degree in English Literature
Began her TV career at VH1 as Vice President of On-Air Promotion in 1994
Her first job was as an assistant to director Frank Perry on his film "Compromising Positions" in 1984
Best known as an indie film producer of titles like "Kids," "Safe," and "Swoon" and as the Executive Vice President of NBCUniversal
Has worked for NBCUniversal for nearly a decade in various capacities, including Chairman of Entertainment & Digital Networks and Integrated Media, where she oversaw channels like Bravo, Oxygen, and Style

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