Jana Henthorn

A nearly 40-year industry veteran, Henthorn’s career spans all corners of the content and connectivity business. Before joining The Cable Center, Henthorn was vice president of affiliate sales for A+E Television Networks. Prior to this position, she served as vice president of operations and service fulfillment for Jones Intercable, one of the top 10 cable distributors until its acquisition by Comcast in 1999. Henthorn graduated from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana and completed her MBA at the University of Denver.

Henthorn is a beloved mentor to and champion of women in the industry, serving on the National Board and Executive Committee for Women in Cable and Telecommunications from 1995-2000. She is a Charter Fellow of the Betsy Magness Leadership Institute (BMLI), graduating from their inaugural class in 1994. In March 2020, Henthorn was accepted into and attended WICT’s Senior Executive Summit presented in collaboration with Stanford Business School.

Henthorn is the recipient of numerous leadership awards. She was named one of the Cablefax 100 (2019, 2020, and 2021); Woman of the Year by the Rocky Mountain Chapter of WICT (2018); one of Cablefax’s Most Powerful Women (2016-2020); one of Multichannel News’ Women to Watch (2016); and the WICT National Chapter Advisor of the Year (2012). Jana was inducted into the Cable TV Pioneers in 2010.

Henthorn’s leadership and impact reaches far beyond the industry. A longtime board member of Hunger Free Colorado and Electing Women Alliance, Henthorn plans to devote much of her time combatting food insecurity and supporting women candidates in politics and government upon her retirement.