Lisa Henson

Lisa Marie Henson born May 9 1960 is an American television and film producer involved in television shows such as Sid the Science Kid She is the CEO of The Jim Henson Company founded by her parents Jim and Jane Henson Henson was born in Westchester County New York and attended Byrum Hill High School She is the daughter and the oldest child of puppeteers Jane née Nebel 19342013 and Jim Henson19361990 and she has four younger siblings Cheryl born 1961 Brian born 1963 John19652014 and Heather Henson born 1970 Henson has an undergraduate degree from Harvard University where she studied ancient Greek and folklore mythology In 1982 while at Harvard Henson was elected president of The Harvard Lampoon the first woman to serve in this position In comedy she was known for her visual representation of humour and art parody Starting in 1983 Henson worked at Warner Bros where she was first an executive assistant By 1991 she was promoted to executive vice president In 1993 Henson was named president of worldwide production at Columbia Pictures Before this her work was on the production of movies such as Lethal Weapon and the Batman films She has also served on the Harvard Board of Overseers As of 2024 Henson is the CEO of The Jim Henson Company In 2012 she joined other companies that sought to avoid connections with ChickfilA due to their opposition to gay marriage Description above from the Wikipedia article Lisa Henson licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia