Strategic Artificial Intelligence Program Advisor

Hayley Babcock

Active Term: 02/2026 - 02/2027

Areas of Expertise

• AI Industry Disruption
  
• Using AI for Creative Innovation
  
• Driving AI Transformation & Adoption

Founder and CEO

Hayley Babcock Media Consulting

Hayley Babcock is a seasoned media executive with more than two decades of leadership experience at major U.S. studios such as FOX, Sony Pictures TV, A+E Global. 
She has built new divisions from the ground up, led global teams across cultures, and overseen the international expansion of some of the world’s most enduring entertainment franchises, including Shark Tank, Wheel of Fortune, and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.

Known for her clarity, strategic judgment, and calm under pressure, Hayley has spent her career making—and guiding teams through—high-stakes decision-making in complex, multi-stakeholder environments. 

Hayley now runs HBMC: Hayley Babcock Media Consulting, a boutique firm which provides clients in the US and abroad with a wide array of services. She is also launching a new venture, The Winning Hand (coming soon), an Executive training company using poker-based learning to enhance decision-making when information is incomplete, emotions are high, and outcomes matter. Because success isn't luck. It's making better decisions.