Jane Cahill Pfeiffer

Jane Cahill Pfeiffer (September 29, 1932 – March 5, 2019), was an American executive. Pfeiffer was the first chairwoman of the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) between 1978 and 1980.

Early life On September 29, 1932, Pfeiffer was born as Jane Pennington Cahill in Washington, D.C.

Pfeiffer was a vice president of IBM.

Pfeiffer was an executive at NBC. Pfeiffer solved an internal criminal scandal, reduced the NBC board of directors from eighteen to nine members, and reorganized the news division. However, her staff found that her memos were arrogant, that she did not delegate responsibility, and they disliked her wholesale replacements in the finance, personnel, and technical areas.

In 1979, Pfeiffer became the first female chair of NBC, a job she held until 1980.

Personal life On March 5, 2019, Pfeiffer died in Vero Beach, Florida.