- Birth nameNancy J. Dubuc
- Nancy Dubuc is a prominent American media executive and producer, recognized for her transformative leadership across major television and digital platforms. She is perhaps best known for her tenure as the President and CEO of A+E Networks (2013-2018), where she oversaw a portfolio including A&E, History, and Lifetime.
During this time, she executive produced acclaimed projects such as the Emmy-nominated miniseries Hatfields & McCoys (2012) and The Bible (2013), and greenlit genre-defining hits like Pawn Stars, American Pickers, and Vikings. Following her success at A+E, Dubuc served as the CEO of Vice Media Group from 2018 to 2023. At Vice, she spearheaded global expansion and strategic moves, including the acquisition of Refinery29, while continuing her work as an executive producer on projects like the political drama The Report (2019) and the Academy Award-shortlisted documentary Sitara: Let Girls Dream (2019). In April 2025, she was named Executive Chair of Togethxr, a media and commerce company focused on women's sports and culture.
A native of Rhode Island, Dubuc graduated from Boston University in 1991. Throughout her career, she has been a fixture on Fortune’s "50 Most Powerful Women in Business" and The Hollywood Reporter’s "Power 100" lists. She resides in New York with her husband, Michael Rashid Kizilbash, and their two children.
- IMDb mini biography by: Nizam Miah
- CEO of the American-Canadian company Vice Media. Former president and CEO of A&E Networks.
- A "Straight-Shooting" Philosophy: She lives by the mantra that "'no' is the second best answer to 'yes'". This "straight shooter" approach was inspired by her mother, an entrepreneur who ran a successful catering business in Rhode Island.
- The "Assistant" Prank: To manage her time, Dubuc has admitted to occasionally answering her own phone and pretending to be her own assistant. She would use the pseudonym to screen calls and decide whether or not she actually wanted to take the conversation.
- Career Pivot: She didn't start out wanting to be a media mogul. Her very first job was in advertising sales for the Daily Free Press in Boston. It wasn't until she completed an internship at NBC that she decided to pivot her focus toward journalism and production.
- Early Education: She attended a Quaker all-girls high school (Lincoln School) in Rhode Island, an environment she credits with helping her navigate being "one of the only women in the room" for much of her later career.
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