23 Black Executives Advancing The Television Network Industry
Pearlena Igbokwe is Senior Vice President, of Original Programming at Showtime Network. A native of Nigeria, Ignokwe used television as a English tutor when she first arrived in America as a child. Since then television has served her well. She’s been a part of the Showtime team since the mid 1990’s and ushered in shows like Soul Food and, more recently, Nurse Jackie and Dexter.