Geraldine Laybourne

Geraldine Laybourne (born 1947) founded Oxygen Media and served as its chairman and chief executive officer until it was sold in 2007 to NBC Universal. Oxygen was launched in 2000 to fill a void in the television landscape—creating a television network targeted to younger women. During her tenure there, Oxygen, available in more than 70 million cable households, was the only women-owned and operated cable network.