Paula Kerger
Chief Executive Officer at Public Broadcasting Service
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Paula A.
Kerger is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Public Broadcasting Service.
She is also a Director at The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, and The Dana Foundation.
Additionally, she holds positions as a Principal at the University of Baltimore, and as a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Inc., the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, and Women's Forum, Inc. She is also the President of the PBS Foundation.
In her former roles, Ms. Kerger served as an Independent Director at Meredith Corp.
from 2018 to 2021.
She was also a Director at the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation and held positions as a Principal at the Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc. She previously served as the Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President at WNET and Educational Broadcasting Corp.Ms. Kerger obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of Baltimore in 1979.
Paula Kerger active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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Public Broadcasting Service
 Public Broadcasting Service BroadcastingConsumer Services Public Broadcasting Service provides public broadcasting television services. They provide Television programming and related services to 356 noncommercial stations serving all 50 states, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and American Samoa. It offers oversees program acquisition and provides program distribution and promotion, education services, new media ventures, fundraising support, engineering and technology development and video marketing services. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA. | Chief Executive Officer | 2006-02-28 |
| PBS Foundation | President | 2011-06-09 |
| University of Baltimore | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2011-06-09 |
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
 The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences provides television entertainment services. The private company is based in New York, NY. The CEO of the company is Bruce L. Paisner. | Director/Board Member | 2011-06-09 |
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
 Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution. It exhibits The Garden Lounge; Life in Angola's Ancient Seas; Sant Ocean Hall; discovery room; Objects of Wonder; Nature's Best Photography; Kenneth E. Behring Family Hall of Mammals; Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt; Butterfly Pavilion; Bone Hall; and African Bush Elephant. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Director/Board Member | - |
Women's Forum, Inc.
 Women's Forum, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of Leadership Foundations, Women's Forum, Inc. is a non-profit community for women leaders of diverse achievement. The company is based in New York, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
American Academy of Arts & Sciences
 American Academy of Arts & Sciences Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The American Academy of Arts & Sciences is an organization that honors excellence and brings together leaders. The non-profit company is based in Cambridge, MA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Council on Foreign Relations, Inc.
 Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| The Dana Foundation | Director/Board Member | 2023-07-17 |
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Training of Paula Kerger
| University of Baltimore | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 13 |
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WNET/Channel 13
 WNET/Channel 13 BroadcastingConsumer Services Thirteen/WNET operates as a media company. The company is headquartered in New York, NY. | Consumer Services |
Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc.
 Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc. organizes and performs opera shows in its residence at the Lincoln Center of Performing Arts. The firm offers services in association with sponsors, such as Texaco. It produces radio, television and compact disk recordings of the performances and distributes them around the world. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Consumer Services |
Public Broadcasting Service
Public Broadcasting Service BroadcastingConsumer Services Public Broadcasting Service provides public broadcasting television services. They provide Television programming and related services to 356 noncommercial stations serving all 50 states, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and American Samoa. It offers oversees program acquisition and provides program distribution and promotion, education services, new media ventures, fundraising support, engineering and technology development and video marketing services. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA. | Consumer Services |
| PBS Foundation | Miscellaneous |
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences provides television entertainment services. The private company is based in New York, NY. The CEO of the company is Bruce L. Paisner. | Consumer Services |
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution. It exhibits The Garden Lounge; Life in Angola's Ancient Seas; Sant Ocean Hall; discovery room; Objects of Wonder; Nature's Best Photography; Kenneth E. Behring Family Hall of Mammals; Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt; Butterfly Pavilion; Bone Hall; and African Bush Elephant. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Consumer Services |
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
 Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation engages in preventing pediatric Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The company was founded by Susie Zeegen in 1988 and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Commercial Services |
Meredith Corp.
 Meredith Corp. Publishing: Books/MagazinesConsumer Services Meredith Corp. engaged in television broadcasting and magazine advertising business. It operated through the Local Media and National Media business segments. The Local Media segment included television stations and offers websites, mobile-optimized websites, and mobile applications. The National Media segment consists of national consumer media brands delivered via multiple media platforms including print magazines and digital and mobile media, brand licensing activities, database-related activities, and business-to-business marketing products and services. The company was founded by Edwin Thomas Meredith in 1902 and was headquartered in Des Moines, IA. | Consumer Services |
Educational Broadcasting Corp.
 Educational Broadcasting Corp. BroadcastingConsumer Services Educational Broadcasting Corp. provides radio station services. The private company is based in Bedford, TX and has subsidiaries in the United States. | Consumer Services |
Women's Forum, Inc.
Women's Forum, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of Leadership Foundations, Women's Forum, Inc. is a non-profit community for women leaders of diverse achievement. The company is based in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
American Academy of Arts & Sciences
American Academy of Arts & Sciences Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The American Academy of Arts & Sciences is an organization that honors excellence and brings together leaders. The non-profit company is based in Cambridge, MA. | Commercial Services |
Council on Foreign Relations, Inc.
Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY. | Miscellaneous |
| The Dana Foundation | Miscellaneous |
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