Kristin Matthews is a media executive and Emmy Award-winning television producer. She most recently was the Showrunner at CBS for The Talk; previously, she produced news coverage for The Today Show and CBS News programs. As part of her career in the entertainment industry, Kristin has stayed close to the publishing world: she has developed and produced written, audio and video content on authors, poets and other writers in the U.S. and Europe. She has served on the board of the Barnsdall Art Park Foundation and is a past President of the Smith College Club of Los Angeles. Kristin holds a BA from Smith College and a MPA from Columbia University.