Andrea Wishom Young (English '91)

Andrea Wishom is President of Skywalker Holdings where her responsibilities include the fiduciary, philanthropic, and creative aspects of a diversified family office. With a distinguished career as an award-winning veteran media executive spanning over two decades, she has emerged as a leader at the intersection of media and technology. She has been instrumental in launching and developing some of the most successful programming in television history for The Oprah Winfrey Show and OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. As Executive Vice President Ms. Wishom played a key role in leading OWN to become a top 30 network within its first year and the #1 Cable Network among African American Women. Ms. Wishom is the lead independent director at Pinterest and serves as a director for Tory Burch LLC. She previously served on the board of Nextdoor Holdings Inc. She serves on many civic boards, including The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, The Tory Burch Foundation and is on the Advisory board of The U.C. Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.