Lisa Katz is a veteran television executive who was elevated to the role Co-President, Scripted Programming, NBC Entertainment in February 2018.  In this capacity, Lisa is responsible for comedy development, drama development, current programming, casting, and diversity programming initiatives for NBC.

Katz joined NBC as Executive Vice President of Drama in July 2016 and had since been overseeing the buying and development of all one-hour projects as well as shepherding the pilots and first seasons of all new dramas. In her role at NBC, she has been instrumental in developing...