Joan Gillman
President, Media Sales
Time Warner Cable
Class XV
Gillman has risen quickly since joining Time Warner Cable three years ago. Her focus has been on addressing measurement and engagement of viewers. That leads to her current obsession: rising expectations and demands of subscribers and advertisers. “Cable excels if we put our customers first,” she believes. Gillman’s also tracking media fragmentation and the proliferation of devices, which presents “amazing opportunities for cable to leverage customer relationships, and the cable plant to add value to strategic partners and subscribers.” Understanding how the business works outside of your department is her charge to younger women. “The more you know, the greater your chances of making a difference.”