Susan Kolar

Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer

As Sesame Workshop's Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Susan Kolar is responsible for overseeing finance, legal and business affairs, human resources, facilities, information services and technical operations, services imperative to supporting the Workshop's child-driven mission.

Prior to joining the Workshop, Kolar was Senior Vice President, Finance, at Oxygen Media, where she helped procure major investments, strengthen their cable and broadband focus, manage strategic planning, and provide financial and management information while building the company's infrastructure. Kolar also served as Executive Group Financial Officer for e-citi at Citigroup, which launched Citibank's new technology, e-commerce, and internet initiatives. In addition, Kolar spent several years at Viacom in a variety of senior finance positions, concentrating on financial, strategic decision-making and business analysis for television, feature films, publishing, and interactive media properties.

Kolar graduated Summa Cum Laude from Queens College and is a Certified Public Accountant. She currently resides in Katonah, New York, with her husband, Fred, and their three children, Stephanie, Matt, and Diana.