Liz Gateley

About Liz Gateley

Liz Gateley is an Oscar-winning producer who has transformed some of the most culturally-impactful brands, including Spotify, MTV and Lifetime, through groundbreaking and critically-acclaimed content. Over the past 6 years, she built Spotify’s Original Podcast business from the ground up helping to secure deals with Trevor Noah, Warner Bros/DC, and Kim Kardashian and developing a hit slate of original podcasts including 2020’s Best Podcast of the Year, Wind of Change, Batman Unburied (2022) and What Now? with Trevor Noah. She is part of the senior team that led the Podcast BU to achieve record growth and profitability. At Spotify, she also oversaw television adaptations, starting Spotify Pictures, and developing The Horror of Dolores Roach for Amazon Prime and RapCaviar Presents for Hulu. Prior to Spotify, Gateley was one of the few women to run a major network, Lifetime Television, adding YOU, Surviving R. Kelly, UnReal, and Academy Award-Winning Learning to Skateboard in a War Zone (If You’re a Girl) to her list of achievements. Gateley is perhaps best known for creating the game-changing hit, Laguna Beach, and its spin-offs The Hills, and The City during her 9 year tenure at MTV. Gateley also developed and produced 16 & Pregnant, Teen Mom, Teen Wolf, Scream, Ridiculousness, Run\'s\' House, Human Giant, America\'s Best Dance Crew, Jersey Shore and Wild \'N Out, discovering talent such as Aziz Ansari and Dylan O\'Brien. Gateley has a passion for diversity and inclusion in the workplace, developing several initiatives at Lifetime to achieve greater gender parity and diversity behind the camera. Gateley has the rare combination of excellent creative instincts, tremendous management and leadership skills and deep relationships across the entertainment business.

Experience

1. Head of Development, Originals

   Spotify

   Jun 2023 — Present

Education

• UCLA

  Bachelor's degree, Economics & Business

• Loyola Law School, Los Angeles

  Doctor of Law - JD