Jenna Segal
Jenna Segal heads Segal NYC, which develops and produces: theater, digital content, television,
and film with a focus on female audiences. Currently, she is focused on her new production company Gatherer creating micro-series for the underserved 40+ women’s market. Segal was the lead producer of the musical GIGI, starring Vanessa Hudgens and written by celebrated scribe Heidi Thomas (CALL THE MIDWIFE, CRANFORD), which enjoyed a sold-out run at the Kennedy Center and then moved to the Neil Simon Theater in Broadway’s 2015-spring season. She’s been featured in Variety, the Star Ledger, the Bergen Record, and the Wall Street Journal as a new producer to watch. Currently, Jenna is an Associate Producer on the web series “Lady Parts” and Executive Producer of “Out on the Wing” and co-producer of Small Mouth Sounds, an off-Broadway short run opening July 13th for a limited engagement.
After beginning her career in political talk shows in Washington, DC, including CNBC and
CNN, Jenna moved to VIACOM networks in both Los Angeles and New York (MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon, Nicktoons) working in Production Management Development and Series on live shows, animation, live events, reality competitions, variety shows, documentaries, live-action gaming, non-fiction programming, extreme sports and reality programming, where she rose to the position of Director of Production Management Development.
Segal has been honored by The WP Theater’s Women of Achievement Award and The Glamourgals Foundations Inspiration Glammy Award. Jenna serves on the Board of Directors for the Birthright Israel Foundation and co-chairs the Board of Directors of the NEXT platform. In the development spirit, she created the successful Passport Program currently being implemented at the JCC Manhattan. Segal will be serving on the Board of Directors of Women’s Project Theater Fall of 2016 and A Better Balance’s Board of Directors. She is a member of the Broadway League and a Tony Voter, as well as a member of the Central Park Conservancy Women’s Committee and Emily’s List Majority Council and a George Washington University Alumni. Jenna Segal has three children and lives with her husband in New York City.