Debra L Lee

chairman and CEO of BET Holdings

Ms. Lee is Chairman and CEO of BET Holdings, Inc. (BET), a media and entertainment company and a division of Viacom, Inc. She joined BET in 1986 as Vice President and General Counsel. In 1992, she was elected Executive Vice President of Legal Affairs and named publisher of BET's magazine division, in addition to serving as General Counsel. She was placed in charge of strategic business development in 1995. Ms. Lee holds a BA degree from Brown University and MA and JD degrees from Harvard University. Ms. Lee is a director of WGL Holdings, Inc., Marriott International, Inc. and Revlon, Inc.

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Business Positions

Marriott International, Inc. an American multinational diversified hospitality company that manages and franchises a broad portfolio of hotels and related lodging facilities.

• Independent Director (?→'15)

Board Memberships

The Paley Center for Media Formerly The Museum of Television & Radio (MT&R) and The Museum of Broadcasting, founded in 1975 by William S. Paley

• Board Member

WGL Holdings

• Director ('00→?)

The GRAMMY Foundation One of the philanthropic arms of The Recording Academy, producer of the GRAMMY awards

• Director

Brown University Ivy league university in Providence, RI

• trustee

Marriott International, Inc. an American multinational diversified hospitality company that manages and franchises a broad portfolio of hotels and related lodging facilities.

• Board Member

Eastman Kodak Company

• Director ('99→?)

Positions

John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts DC Performing Arts Center

• vice chair, corporate fund board

Obama for America

• bundler

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

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Barack Obama 44th President of the United States

• 12 contributions · 72,850 USD ('04→'12)

Democratic National Committee Governing body for the U.S. Democratic Party

• 3 contributions · 53,500 USD ('08→'12)

National Cable and Telecommunications Association Political Action Committee (Ncta PAC)

• 16 contributions · 43,500 USD ('97→'12)

Viacom International Inc. Political Action Committee

• 15 contributions · 26,080 USD ('01→'12)

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Political Fundraising Committee for Democratic Senatorial Candidates

• 3 contributions · 10,000 USD ('02→'05)

Hillary Clinton US Secretary of State & NY Senator; 2016 Democratic Presidential candidate

• 8 contributions · 9,850 USD ('99→'07)

Jim Clyburn US Representative from South Carolina (D-SC 6)

• 4 contributions · 5,500 USD ('00→'11)

William Jennings Jefferson US Representative from Louisiana

• 3 contributions · 5,200 USD ('98→'06)

Kweisi Mfume US Representative from Maryland

• 2 contributions · 5,064 USD ('05→'06)

Missouri Senate 2002

• 1 contribution · 5,000 USD ('02)

Memberships

Wall Street Journal CEO Council 120 of the world’s most powerful chief executives

• Member

Schools

Harvard University Elite private university located in Cambridge, MA

• MA

Brown University Ivy league university in Providence, RI

• BA