About
Debra L. Lee is an Independent Director of Warner Bros. Discovery, serving on the Compensation Committee. She has been a director since 2022.
As former CEO of BET Networks, she led the evolution of the organization's content strategies and its transition into digital and multiplatform content offerings, and has founded organizations focused on gender and race equity and human rights.
Roles
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
Independent Director · Current role
2022–present
BET Networks
Chair and CEO · Led the company until her retirement in 2018.
2006 to 2018
BET Networks
President and CEO · Also served as President and Chief Operating Officer (1995-2005) and EVP and General Counsel (1986-1995).
2005 to 2006
The Monarchs Collective
Co-Founder and Partner · A management consulting firm, since 2020.
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Leading Women Defined Foundation
Founder and Chair · A nonprofit education and advocacy organization in Los Angeles, CA, since 2009.
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External Roles
The Procter & Gamble Company
Director
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Marriott International, Inc.
Director
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Burberry Group plc
Director
2019 to 2024
Director Compensation
FY 2025
Fees earned or paid in cash
$125,000
Also at Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.