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The Leaders
House Counsel's Office from 2010-2012, where she was
deputy counsel and deputy assistant to the President. Now
Harris advises NBCU senior management and coordinates
the global regulatory and legislative agenda. One valuable
lesson learned from watching her Davis Polk mentor Bob
Fiske: " Reaching the highest levels of success is entirely
consistent with maintaining the highest levels of integrity. "
18. Michael hayashi
eVP, architecture, development &
engineering, Time Warner Cable
Behind every great network sits a
great backbone. Hayashi oversees
the ongoing development of
TWC's architecture, development
and engineering organization-
work that helped the company earn two technology and
engineering Emmys this year. This year his work led to
the deployment of a navigation system featuring a cloudbased
VOD portal, delivery of video to Android platforms,
and the launch of WiFi access outside the home. He's
particularly excited about deploying cloud-based navigation
across the TWC footprint, while further evolving the
access of the network via deeper DOCIS and wireless
deployment. " Done the right way, " diversity gives companies
" a competitive advantage in today's highly competitive
marketplace, " he says.
19. herb scannell
President,
BBC Worldwide, North america
Scannell has a lot on his plate,
including BBC America, BBC
Worldwide Productions, digital
networks and syndication,
consumer products and U.S.based
BBC Worldwide's global brands like " Top Gear "
and " Doctor Who. " Under his watch, BBCA continues to
crank out critically acclaimed series, such as its first
original production " Copper, " as well as well-marketed
British transplants like " Luther " and " The Hour. " This
year, the net hit home with conspiracy drama " Orphan
Black. " Scannell believes that the best television should
be reflective of its audience. " The more you can reflect
the diverse voices of your audience in your decision
makers, the better your product will be, " he says.
20. alberto Ciurana
President of Programming &
Content, Univision Networks
With Univision's historic July
Sweeps win over all other nets
in 18-49s and 18-34s, Ciurana is
focused on keeping up the ratings
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momentum. And no doubt there will be even more focus on
him, now that he reports directly to president/CEO Randy
Falco in the wake of Cesar Conde's exit. His goals include
making " Despierta America " the No. 3 morning show, ahead
of " CBS This Morning. " " Becoming number one this July
at Univision is undoubtedly an accomplishment that shows
the hard work and commitment my team has for serving
our audience, " Ciurana says. He has also amassed more
than 1.3 million Twitter followers, with whom he engages
on programming and shares inspirational thoughts. " We
never stop learning in this business, as the audience is very
dynamic and I find myself continually learning, " he says.
21. Vincent Cordero
eVP/GM, Fox deportes
Fox Deportes is the most-watched
Spanish-language sports network,
but Cordero keeps expanding the
brand with new originals like " Fox
Deportes Studios " and with men's
and women's apparel lines based
on its Promax Gold-winning campaign " Con Garra " ( " Live
without Fear " ). The products, hitting stores nationwide in
2014, are aimed at the millennials encompassing much of
the network's audience. With Latinos representing 20% of
the U.S. population, ages 18-49, Cordero says, " There is
a tremendous business opportunity for the U.S. media industry
to re-envision the U.S. Latino paradigm from 'Niche'
to 'New Face of America/General Market' and from 'Latin
Americans in the U.S.' to 'Americans who are Latino'. "
22. ed huguez
advisor to the CeO, starz
Over the past 12 months Huguez
has helped Starz lock in several key
distribution deals, including a major
agreement with Cox Communications.
With that important deal, the
MSO became the first distributor to
launch Starz's PLAY TV Everywhere services. Expect to see
more agreements with MVPDs soon, as he secures additional
distribution for PLAY. On diversity, Huguez says the industry
generally does a good job of hiring and supporting it, but it
tends to fall short when it comes to the higher levels. " The
only place that is lacking is in the boardroom, " he says.
23. asheesh saksena
eVP/Chief strategy Officer,
Cox Communications
Saksena's responsibilities at
Cox include executing corporate
strategy, strategic partnerships
and incubating new businesses.
He works closely with peers at
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