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Lisa Fox

Director of Talent Development

Email: lfox@cinema.usc.edu

Born and raised in the Big Apple, Lisa Fox's extensive entertainment background is vast and varied. Prior to joining USC, Lisa was an agent at The Gersh Agency and The Kaplan Stahler Agency, where her clients included Production Companies, Showrunners and Directors. 

Before transitioning to the agency side, Lisa was Senior Vice President of Development at Pink Sneakers Productions as well as the Vice President at Motion Picture Production, Inc, where she created, sold and produced several shows in the cable landscape. Prior to that, she was the Director of Development at LMNO Productions where she oversaw several television series. Lisa got her start at GRB Entertainment as their Manager of Development and is especially proud of creating GRB Entertainment’s internship program for highly motivated students pursuing careers in the entertainment industry. Due largely to Lisa’s passion for helping others achieve their dreams, the skills obtained during her internship program provided a platform for all of her interns to take their careers to the next level. Today many of them are producers, directors and writers that hold executive positions at major networks, studios and production companies.

During her career in alternative television, Lisa has been instrumental in selling projects to CBS, CW, Amazon, Netflix, QUIBI, Disney+, Nickelodeon, TLC, HGTV, DIY, The Food Network, The Cooking Channel, Magnolia, Discovery ID, FYI, Discovery Channel, CNN, A&E, Spike, TBS, USA, The History Channel, VH1, MTV, E!, Bravo, CMT, Lifetime, WE, GSN, Travel Channel and TruTv.

Before entering the world of Alternative Television, Lisa was a Talent Manager at the McConnell Management Group, and is a graduate of the University of Florida at Gainesville, School of Motion Picture, Television and Recording Arts.