Janet Leahy

Janet Leahy, executive producer and showrunner, is a name often associated with prestige television. Ms. Leahy spent the past fifteen years writing and producing one hour television dramas, including "Mad Men," "Boston Legal" and "Gilmore Girls," for which she has received six Emmy nominations, two Writers' Guild Awards and a Peabody Award for best drama. Ms. Leahy's career began in comedy, writing and producing "Cheers," "The Cosby Show," "Newhart," and "Roseanne," among many others. Ms. Leahy returned to comedy as consulting producer for HBO's "Crashing." To date, Ms. Leahy has produced and written over three hundred hours of quality television. She is currently developing a one hour comedy/drama "No Offense" for Showtime with "Shameless" creator Paul Abbott.