Speaker Profile

Eli Lehrer
Executive Vice President & Head of Programming / The HISTORY® Channel

Eli Lehrer is an EVP and the head of programming for The HISTORY Channel, where he oversees the development, creation, and execution of scripted and unscripted programming.

Previously, Mr. Lehrer was EVP and head of creative and business operations for MTV2. He was also SVP and head of nonfiction programming at Lifetime, head of development at Bravo, and worked at Artists Management Group as assistant to Michael Ovitz and at ABC News as assistant to George Stephanopoulos.

Mr. Lehrer earned a B.A. in American history from Columbia University.