Andrea Wong was the Chief Executive Officer and President of Lifetime Networks from April 2007 to February 2010.[1][2] She oversaw Lifetime, Lifetime Movie Network, the myLifetime.com website and Lifetime’s public advocacy campaigns, among other areas of the company.[3]
Wong came to Lifetime in 2007[4] from ABC where she was Executive Vice President of Alternative Programming, Specials and Late Night. In her tenure at ABC, she oversaw the development of The Bachelor as well as the U.S. versions of Dancing With the Stars and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.[5][6]
Wong graduated MIT in 1988 with a degree in electrical engineering and received an MBA from Stanford University in 1993.[5] Her interest in television began when she interned at NBC News while in graduate school.[7]
Wong first came to ABC in 1993 as a researcher for ABC News PrimeTime Live. Within a year, she became an executive assistant at the network. In 1997, Wong was named Vice President and Executive Assistant to the President, ABC, Inc. The following year, Wong was promoted to Vice President, Alternative Series and Specials.[8]