Gail Berman

Gail Berman is recognized as one of the most prolific content creators in the entertainment business, having launched award-winning properties for television, film, digital and the Broadway stage. 

Berman is the Chairman and CEO of The Jackal Group, a production studio creating scripted and unscripted television, feature films, and commercial theater. TJG has produced such varying projects as the cultural phenomenon, TIDYING UP WITH MARIE KONDO for Netflix and THE ADDAMS FAMILY animated hit film for MGM. JACKAL currently has a number of scripted television projects in production.  These include DOMINO MASTERS for FOX and MONARCH, a drama set in the world of country music. On the feature film side, TJG is produced ELVIS, the Baz Luhrmann musical film for Warner Brothers and THE ADDAMS FAMILY 2 animated film for MGM. JACKAL’S film development includes, I ALMOST FORGOT ABOUT YOU, at Universal, based on the Terry McMillan best-selling novel. 

Concurrently, in 2019 Berman initiated and served as the Chairperson of Sidecar Content Accelerator an in house production studio for FOX ENTERTAINMENT.  

Berman is one of the few media executives to hold the top posts at both a major film studio and a  broadcast television network. She was named President of Paramount Pictures in March 2005. Before  joining Paramount, Ms. Berman served from 2000 to 2005 as President of Entertainment for Fox  Broadcasting Company. She took the network to the top of the ratings for the first time in its history,  developing iconic hits such as AMERICAN IDOL, 24, HOUSE, and ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT.  

Prior to FOX, Ms. Berman served as founding President of Regency Television, the TV studio created in  1998 as a co-venture between Fox Television Studios and New Regency Productions. Under Berman,  Regency Television quickly grew into one of the most prolific and respected suppliers of TV  entertainment programming, including the primetime hit MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE. Earlier, as  President and CEO of Sandollar Television, Berman served as executive producer on the global hit shows  BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER and ANGEL. Gail has produced over 300 episodes of television.  

Ms. Berman spent seven years as co-founder and co-owner of the media company BermanBraun, which  became an innovator in the digital arena, creating and operating many successful online brands in  categories including celebrity, entertainment and lifestyle.  

Berman began her career as a theater producer after graduating with a bachelor’s degree in theater  from the University of Maryland. At 23, she co-produced her first Broadway show, the original Broadway  production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” which went on to garner seven Tony  Award nominations. Berman’s other Broadway productions include “Hurlyburly,” by David Rabe (1984);  Athol Fugard’s “Blood Knot” (1985); and “The Nerd,” by Larry Shue (1987). All three productions  received Tony Award nominations. Currently, Berman is developing two stage musicals based on award winning films, “Black Swan” with composer Dave Malloy and director Rachel Chavkin, as well as “The Rose” with producer/songwriter Glen Ballard. 

In 2003, Berman was named to FORTUNE magazine’s list of 50 Most Powerful Women in American  Business (#25). That same year, she received the coveted Lucy Award, recognizing “women who have  revolutionized the television industry” from Women in Film. In 2004, she was named to FORBES  magazine’s list of 100 Most Powerful Women in the World (#49), reappeared on the FORTUNE list (#25)  and received the inaugural Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award from the National Association of Television  Production Executives (NATPE). Berman also was awarded the title of Executive of the Year (2004) by  the Caucus for Television Producers, Writers and Directors in January 2005. In 2006, Berman became a  Paley Center for Media “She Made It” honoree. Berman serves on the Board of Directors of the Center  Theatre Group, Los Angeles’ preeminent non-profit theater company, which oversees the Ahmanson  Theatre, the Mark Taper Forum and the Kirk Douglas Theatre. She is a member of the Academy of  Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Television Academy. 

Ms. Berman currently serves as President of the Producers Guild of America.