Paula Madison

Paula Williams Madison is Chairman and CEO of Madison Media Management LLC, a Los Angeles based media consultancy company with global reach. Madison is the previous Executive Vice President for Diversity at NBCUniversal and is a longtime award-winning journalist. She executive produced Finding Samuel Lowe: From Harlem to China, a documentary that chronicles her journey to her maternal grandfather's homeland in China and the reconnection of her family with his 300-plus descendants. Her memoir, Finding Samuel Lowe: China, Jamaica, Harlem was published by HarperCollins in 2015. The film aired nationally on PBS during APA Heritage Month in May 2017. Madison is a highly sought-after speaker on topics such as corporate diversity, genealogy, multigenerational wealth, entrepreneurship and multicultural issues. She has been named one of Hollywood Reporter's "Power 100" and has been honored by many organizations, including AARP, East West Players and Ebony magazine. Madison is a native of Harlem, and now resides in Los Angeles with her husband, Roosevelt.