Dawn Ostroff, Featured Panelist, "Women of New York 2012"

President, Condé Nast Entertainment

-- Broadcasting & Cable, 2/9/2012 1:36:20 PM

Prior to joining Condé Nast in September 2011, Ms. Ostroff launched and led the new CW broadcast network, beginning January 2006. As President, Entertainment, she was responsible for all aspects of the CW's creative efforts, including programming, digital initiatives, branding and marketing-and developed a multitude of ground-breaking hit series including Gossip Girl, The Vampire Diaries and America's Next Top Model. In an effort to engage the digital CW generation across multiple platforms, Ms. Ostroff and her team developed cutting-edge strategies for leveraging interactive opportunities.

Before the CW, Ms. Ostroff served as president of UPN Network from 2002 to 2006, where she oversaw all area of the network's business, including programming, digital, branding and marketing, sales, finance, research, legal and publicity.

Prior to UPN, Ms. Ostroff served as executive vice president of entertainment at Lifetime Television, where she headed up programming and production, scheduling and acquisitions, including Lifetime's Original movies, primetime series, specials, documentaries and sports, as well as all programming for Lifetime Movie Network and Lifetime Real Women.  In the five years that Ms. Ostroff led Lifetime Entertainment (1996-2002), the network rose from sixth place to become the #1-rated cable network in primetime.

Ms. Ostroff also held senior roles at 20^th Century Fox Television, Michael Jacobs Productions and Kushner-Locke and worked at several local news channels.

Ms. Ostroff has a B.S. in Journalism from Florida International University and previously resided in Los Angeles, where she and her husband, Mark, raised their four children. She now lives in New York City.

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