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Jennifer Salke

Head Of Amazon Mgm Studios
Amazon MGM Studios

Jennifer Salke serves as head of Amazon MGM Studios. In her role, she oversees all aspects of series and film development, production, acquisitions, theatrical distribution, marketing creative, and the U.S. licensing team.

Recent releases from Salke and the Studios team include You’re Cordially Invited, Unstoppable; On Call, and Red One, which attracted a record-breaking 50 million worldwide viewers in just its opening weekend, becoming the studio’s most-watched film debut ever on Prime Video.

Over the past two decades, Salke has established herself as one of the most prolific executives in the industry, being a major force behind some of television’s most successful comedy and drama series, including This Is Us, Modern Family, The Blacklist, Superstore, and The Good Place, as well as Dick Wolf’s hugely successful Chicago franchise.

Also under Salke’s leadership, Amazon signed the ReFrame agreement, supporting a formal action plan to further gender parity in the media industry, and sponsored Free the Work, a global initiative to increase the number of underrepresented voices working in entertainment.

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Events featuring Jennifer Salke
Events featuring Jennifer Salke