Kathleen Finch

Chairman & CEO, US Networks
Scripps Networks Interactive

Kathleen Finch is Chief Programming, Content & Brand Officer for all six Scripps Networks Interactive brands. She was promoted to this position in August of 2015 after serving as President of HGTV, DIY Network and Great American Country.

During her tenure as President of the Home Category, Finch led the networks to record ratings and revenues. She launched such notable talent-driven series as Ellen’s Design Challenge, The Property Brothers, Love It or List It, The Vanilla Ice Project and DIY Network Blog Cabin, the first ever interactive home renovation series produced on-air and online. Before joining HGTV and DIY Network, Finch spent seven years at the Food Network as Senior Vice President of Primetime Programming.

Prior to joining Scripps Networks in 1999, Finch was a journalist working in both broadcast and print. She spent 12 years as a CBS Network News producer, traveling the world to cover breaking news and events in diverse locations such as Cuba and the U.K.

A graduate of Stanford University, the CTAM Executive Management Program, WICT’s Betsy Magness Leadership Institute and the Scripps Leadership Institute, Finch is a WICT and Multichannel News Woman to Watch. She’s also been named one of TIME’s "100 Industry Innovators to Watch" and featured in Broadcasting & Cable’s "The Next Wave: B&C’s Annual Salute to Women Who Make a Difference". Most recently, Finch was named WICT’s Woman of the Year for 2016.

Finch is a member of The Committee of 200 and serves on the board of The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

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