ANHW Corporate Board

Former NBCUniversal Vice Chair Bonnie Hammer
on Life Lessons for Getting Ahead

Monday, November 24, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Eastern
via Zoom

Bonnie Hammer didn’t climb to the top of NBCUniversal by playing it safe—she challenged every rule in her way. In this candid conversation, she will share the hard-earned lessons that shaped her work and her life—on ambition, leadership, and what it really takes to win without losing yourself. Raw, direct, and refreshingly human, she will offer an unconventional playbook for success and balancing work and life without clichés.

Bonnie Hammer is an author, business woman, and media executive. Previously she was vice chair of NBCUniversal, where she spent decades transforming every facet of the television business. Under her leadership, the company’s cable group and studios achieved record-setting profits, garnered 167 Emmy nominations, and launched hit series including Suits, Psych, The Sinner,Battlestar Galactica, Mr. Robot, and hundreds more.

Bonnie Hammer’s legendary career spans five decades in a turbulent, male-driven industry. Today, Bonnie is a powerful leader at the very top of her field, and women at all levels constantly ask her: What is your secret to success?

Bonnie’s new book is 15 Lies Women Are Told At Work…And The Truth We Need to Succeed