Laura Galietta
Laura Galietta serves as Executive Vice President, Integrated Ad Sales Marketing at Warner Bros. Discovery, where she is responsible for developing strategic partnerships for clients across the portfolio of entertainment, news, sports, lifestyle and streaming brands. Galietta oversees the execution of customized multi-platform solutions for clients, designed to stimulate incremental revenue, build strong promotional relationships with advertisers, and create marketing partnerships that leverage sponsors’ marketing and media to drive programming, tune-in and brand awareness.
Galietta has held various leadership roles in the organization since she joined in 2006. Most recently, she served as Group Senior Vice President, Integrated Advertising Sales Marketing and Consumer Products Licensing for Discovery, Inc., where she was responsible for positioning the portfolio and forging strategic alliances with advertisers across Discovery’s suite of iconic, real-life networks. Prior to that, she was Senior Vice President, Ad Sales Marketing and Branded Entertainment, Scripps Networks Interactive.
Before joining the organization, Galietta was Vice President of Consumer Marketing at National Geographic Channel where she built awareness, distribution and promoted the network to consumers and all business constituents. She also identified channel programming priorities and developed targeted promotion and media plans to maximize viewership and drive tune-in. Additionally, Galietta worked at Turner Classic Movies, where she was Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and Promotions. In this role, she was responsible for developing promotional strategies and brand building partnerships for both the network and online groups to increase awareness for key programming initiatives.
Galietta is an active member in Women in Cable Telecommunications, a Class XVII graduate of its Betsy Magness Leadership Institute. She is also a member of Chief, a private network focused on connecting and supporting women leaders. She has received numerous industry accolades including CableFAX Most Powerful Women in Cable three times and AdAge 40 Under 40. Galietta has also received several Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing and PromaxBDA awards.
Galietta received her bachelor’s degree from St. John’s University.