Gena McCarthy
By
| February 3, 2014
SVP, Reality & Alternative Programming
Lifetime Networks
McCarthy developed one of Lifetime’s most high-profile cable hits, “Dance Moms,” viewed by nearly 200 million viewers across all platforms. Under McCarthy’s aegis, Lifetime also successfully expanded its “Project Runway” franchise with the successful launch of “Project Runway All Stars.” Her first true mentor, a pioneer in public television who gave McCarthy her first big break, told her, “Always hire the very best people you can, and let them do their job. He was right.”