Carolyn Strauss

Carolyn Strauss (born July 13, 1963) is an American television producer and executive. She was promoted to HBO's head of original programming in 1990 and commissioned widely successful HBO series such as The Sopranos, The Wire, Six Feet Under, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Sex and the City. After 10 months as president of HBO's entertainment division, she left the position to focus on her producing career in 2008; she was given a production deal with HBO and has since served as an executive producer on the series Treme, Game of Thrones, Luck, and The Last of Us.