Trisha Ananiades is a Senior Vice President of Business & Legal Affairs for BBC Studios, where she negotiates deals and drafts agreements for scripted and unscripted programming produced by the studio and intended for exhibition on linear television and streaming services. She routinely counsels creative, casting, and production executives on deal structure and business strategy and collaborates with colleagues in production and finance to solve production or contractual issues. In her role, Trisha frequently collaborates with studio colleagues in the UK to negotiate IP rights for previously exploited BBC formats. Prior to her time at BBC Studios, Prior to her time at BBC Studios, Trisha worked in business and/or legal affairs at NBC Universal, The Walt Disney Company, and DreamWorks Animation. She began her legal career as a corporate transactions associate at the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.

Trisha earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.A. in Sociology from UCLA, where she also earned a Master’s in Education. Prior to attending Harvard, Trisha was a high school teacher and worked for education-related non-profit organizations. She resides in Southern California.