Debra LeeDebra Lee, known as the "godmother of Black entertainment," served as the first CEO of Black Entertainment Television Networks following the network's founder, Robert Johnson. Prior to that, her thirty-plus-year tenure at BET also inluded roles as general counsel and COO. She is also the founder of Leading Women Defined and the co-founder of Monarch Collective--both organizations wholly dedicated to mentoring, supporting, and empowering women and the BIPOC community at large. Read More Read Less