Springboard, Advisor 2007–present: Symantec, Board Member; Compensation Committee 1997–present: Vassar College, Board of Trustees; 2010-14: President of the Alumnae/i Association of Vassar College (AAVC); Co-Chair of Vassar Presidential Search Committee Vital Voices, Advisor Past positions 2010-2015: Alloy Media + Marketing, Chairman of the Board Cable Positive, Honorary Chair 2013-2015: Defy Media, Chairman of Board 2008-2012: Electronic Arts 2009-2013: JC Penney Kindercare Move.com National Cable & Telecommunications Association National Council for Families and Television New York Women in Film & Television, Advisory Board Member The White House Project Honors Advertising Hall of Fame Alliance for Women in Media, Genii Award Annenberg Public Policy Center, Distinguished Lifetime Contribution to Children and Television Award Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame Cable and Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM), Grand Tam Award 2004: The Cable Center, Hall of Fame Creative Coalition, Spotlight Award Entrepreneurs Club, Member National Academy of Cable Programming, Governor's Award New York Women in Film & Television, Muse Award 2005: Paley Center for Media, She Made It Sara Lee Corporation, Frontrunner Award 1999: Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement 1996: The Hollywood Reporter, 50 Most Influential Women in the Entertainment Industry, rank #1 2020: Television Hall of Fame Time, 25 Most Influential people in America Women in Cable Award University of Missouri–Kansas City, Entrepreneur of the Year Award Women in Communications (New York), Matrix Award for Broadcasting Works and publications References Further reading – Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 Gross, Jane (April 21, 2000) PUBLIC LIVES; From Childhood TV Fan to Master of Media. New York Times. Section B, Page 2. External links Geraldine Laybourne on Twitter Geraldine Laybourne on Instagram 1947 births American business executives Living people Members of the Vassar College Board of Trustees Disney executives Nickelodeon executives Women television executives People from Bridgewater Township, New Jersey People from Montclair, New Jersey University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education alumni Vassar College alumni