Jennifer Salke

Head of Amazon Studios

Amazon.com Inc.

THE LATEST: Veteran programming executive Salke, who took the reins at Amazon Studios in 2018, has helped develop Emmy-winning comedies ("The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" and "Fleabag") for Amazon Prime and committed to a big-budget series tapping of the &Lord of the Rings& universe. In 2019, Salke was a big spender on film content at the Sundance Film Festival. And in 2020, films from the South by Southwest Festival, disrupted by the coronavirus, were hosted exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.

BACKGROUND: Salke spent nearly a decade at 20th Century Fox Television, where she helped shepherd shows such as "Glee" and "Modern Family." In 2011 she became president of NBC Entertainment, which developed hit series such as "This Is Us." Early in her career, Salke worked at Aaron Spelling Productions, home to series such as "Melrose Place" and "Beverly Hills 90210."

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