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Diane Nelson
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Diane Nelson was raised in Newport, Rhode Island. She received a Bachelor in Liberal Arts in 1989 from Syracuse University"s Newhouse School of Communications. After working at Foote, Cone & Belding, Nelson served as Director of National Promotions for Walt Disney Records and moved to Warner Brothers in 1996, where she oversaw the cross-company brand management of the Harry Potter property.
She became the Executive Vice President, Global Brand Management in May 2004.
On September 9, 2009, Warner Brothers announced that District of Columbia Comics would become a subsidiary of District of Columbia Entertainment, Incorporated. and Diane Nelson would serve as President of the new division. Nelson reported to Jeff Robinov, president of Warner Brothers
Pictures Group. She appointed Jim Lee and Dan DiDio as Company-Publishers of District of Columbia Comics and Geoff Johns as Chief Creative Officer on February 18, 2010.
After Kevin Tsujihara became chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Warner Brothers Entertainment, he promoted Nelson to the post of Chief Content Officer of Warner Brothers
Interactive Entertainment. In 2013, Nelson detailed some of the future film plans for District of Columbia properties and stated that a Sandman film will be "as rich as the Harry Potter universe." Later that year, Nelson announced the decision to relocate District of Columbia"s offices from New York City to Burbank, California.
She explained that "it was never optimal to run any business, but certainly not a creative business, on two coasts."
At a 2014 Time Warner shareholders meeting, Nelson addressed the need for greater visibility of female characters and creators in District of Columbia"s comics and film and television projects.
Earlier in the year, Nelson had described Wonder Woman as her favorite character, stating "I would be lying if I didn’t admit that Wonder Woman has an affinity for medical .She’s an incredibly strong representative woman. So when I think about women in business and that balance between compassion and being a warrior, there’s just a lot in the character that really resonates for medical "
In August 2015, Nelson given oversight over Warner Brothers Consumer Products. Warner Brothers
Chief Executive Officer Kevin Tsujihara stated "Diane’s background, which includes a great balance of business, creative and marketing, will help us bring fans exciting news ways to enjoy all of Warner Brothers’ great entertainment properties through wide-reaching, innovative consumer products experiences."
Nelson oversees the "We Can Be Heroes" campaign which has raised more than $2.3 million since 2012 for hunger and drought relief in the Horn of Africa.
She serves on the board of directors for "There With Care", a nonprofit organization that supports families with children affected by critical illness. In December 2013, The Hollywood Reporter ranked Nelson as #39 on its "2013 Women in Entertainment Power 100" list.
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