CNBC Changemakers

Pearlena Igbokwe

Company: NBCUniversal
Title: Chairman, Television Studios, NBC Entertainment and Peacock Scripted
Industry: Media and Entertainment

Standout achievement in 2025: As part of an NBCUniversal restructuring, Igbokwe's responsibilities expanded to include oversight of network programming and Peacock scripted originals alongside her existing role steering the company's TV production output through Universal Studio Group.

Igbokwe now leads NBC Entertainment, Universal Studio Group, and all scripted originals for Peacock, which includes several series such as "Saturday Night Live," "Law & Order," "Hacks," "The Paper," "All Her Fault," "The Voice" and "America's Got Talent."

After coming off a summer ratings period during which NBC won for the 11th consecutive time under Igbokwe's watch, the network has remained strong during the 2025-26 TV season, which began in Fall 2025, in total viewers for both entertainment-only programming and all programming.

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