Cynthia Chu
Chu was part of the senior team that contributed to USA Network closing 2014 as its most profitable year ever, exceeding the previous record breaking year, and netting over $1 billion in profit for NBCUniversal. She was instrumental in providing the financial strategy behind the multi-year strategic partnerships for the renewal of WWE’s flagship programming and ratings juggernauts Monday Night Raw and Smackdown. Chu mentors two non-finance professionals within NBCU as well as graduate students through the Ascend mentorship program. “Achieving a predetermined professional/personal goal and learn/grow through the journey,” says the exec as to how she defines success.
How do you define diversity?
Celebration and acceptance of people with different ethnic, religious, cultural, economic backgrounds working/living together.
What’s been the biggest story in cable this year?
Proliferation of OTT and flexible cable/video offerings available to consumers … And it’s only the beginning
How do you define success?
Achieving a predetermined professional/personal goal and learn/grow throughout the journey of getting to that goal.