Jane Root

Root is founder and CEO of Nutopia, an award-winning production company known for premium content on a global scale. Its series include Pole to Pole With Will Smith (Disney+/Nat Geo), the Limitless franchise with Chris Hemsworth (Disney+/Nat Geo), WWII With Tom Hanks (HISTORY/Sky HISTORY) and, more recently, Clickbait Clinic With Stacey Dooley (BBC One/iPlayer), alongside its YouTube spin-off. Before founding Nutopia, Root was president of Discovery Networks and controller of BBC Two, where she commissioned shows such as The Office and Dragons’ Den. She also co-founded Wall to Wall, where she was joint MD for many years before joining the BBC.