Currently responsible for the day-to-day operations of the company, Ms. Gersh was the principal engineer of Oxygen's foundation partnerships including Carsey-Werner-Mandabach and Harpo Productions as well as all of the company's financing and major MSO agreements.

Prior to joining Oxygen, Ms. Gersh had over 15 years of experience in creating strong corporate partnerships, negotiating financing and other strategic relationships. Ms. Gersh founded the New York law firm Friedman Kaplan & Seiler LLP where she served as a founding partner from 1986 to 1998. During this time the firm grew from 6 lawyers to over 40 serving a wide range of corporate clients in complex corporate transactions and commercial litigation. Ms. Gersh started her legal career at Debevoise & Plimpton.

Admitted to the New York State Bar Association in 1984, Ms. Gersh earned her JD from Rutgers Law School in 1983, where she was an editor of the Computer and Technology Law Journal. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in political science and economics from the State University of New York Binghamton in 1980.

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