Julie is EVP, Employee Experience at Discovery Inc, the Global Leader in Real Life Entertainment whose portfolio includes Discovery Channel, TLC, Food Network, Animal Planet and HGTV and most recently the new streaming service, discovery+ which brings to market the most comprehensive collection of real-life programming available anywhere.

She is a member of Discovery’s People & Culture leadership team, overseeing the company’s holistic strategy for hiring, training, engaging and retaining top performing employees with a focus on diversity, engagement and inclusion.

Before her work at Discovery, Julie led HR and Operations at Wind-Up Entertainment, an indie record label and music publishing company. She also served as an HR Business Partner for DoubleClick, a global Internet Advertising Solutions company. She holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in Journalism and English Literature from Michigan State University.

Julie also serves on the board of C2HR, the HR Association serving a diverse and vibrant community of HR professionals in the technology, media and entertainment industries.

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