Nancy Tellem is Executive Chairperson of Eko, a visual e-commerce company using proprietary interactive and AI technology to drive deeper customer engagement. She previously served as President of Xbox Entertainment Studios, leading Microsoft’s TV strategy, and as President of CBS Network Television Entertainment Group, where she revitalized the network with massive hits including “Survivor,” “CSI,” and “Everybody Loves Raymond.” Earlier at Warner Bros., she helped launch “ER” and “Friends.”
A Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame inductee, Tellem founded BasBlue Inc. in 2020, a Detroit-based nonprofit empowering women through community, professional development, and entrepreneurship, the first of its kind. She serves on the boards of TKO Group Holdings and other major entities, and is Co-Chair of the 2027 NCAA Men’s Final Four Local Organizing Committee in Detroit.
She earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California – Berkeley and a Juris Doctor from the University of California – San Francisco School of Law.