About Shalini
Bio
SHALINI SHARMA is currently Senior Vice President of Content Development for NBC News and is a triple threat having worked in TV, digital and streaming. In her role, she oversees everything from TikToks to digital docs – which is comprised of the Gen Z Snapchat news brand Stay Tuned, the original social video team which creates content bespoke to social platforms, in addition to a post-production team of editors and motion graphics artists. On the TV side, she has produced video content for networks such as ABC News, NBC News and CNBC. In digital, her first foray was working for the revolutionary and first true trans media news app designed for the iPad in 2010 called The Daily, launched by News Corporation in conjunction with Apple – where she spearheaded original series and special projects for the video team. She then went on to build and lead an internal video team at Fast Company, where she developed, programmed and oversaw the video production for all its video series and franchises and partnerships. In streaming, she was the executive producer and showrunner for a Peacock Original show called “The Overview,” a millennial news series. She also oversaw production of digital documentaries including Blood on Black Wall Street, Southlake, and Dear Noah, all of which had success with NBC News Group audiences and have earned numerous nominations and awards, including the Edward R. Murrow award for video excellence.