Jane Latman

Jane Latman serves as President of HGTV for Discovery, Inc. where she oversees all programming, development, and overall strategy and operations for HGTV, the #1 network for upscale women. Since Latman joined HGTV, series such as A Very Brady Renovation and Rock the Block have delivered stellar ratings for the network. Previously, she held tandem roles as GM of Travel Channel, and Executive Vice President of Development and Research for Investigation Discovery and American Heroes Channel, and as GM of Destination America. She played a pivotal role in driving ID’s meteoric rise from the #50 network a decade ago to the #1 network for W25-54 in total day and #1 in cable in length of tune for seven years running. Prior to joining Discovery, Latman was a freelance producer, director, and writer for projects that included the award-winning series Nurses for Discovery Health Channel and Understanding Obesity for The Learning Channel’s acclaimed Understanding… series. She also did development work for a variety of ventures including PBS’s miniseries Stealing Time: The Science of Aging.