Amy Pascal (born March 25, 1958) is an American film producer and business executive. She served as the chairperson of the Motion Pictures Group of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) and co-chairperson of SPE, including Sony Pictures Television, from 2006 until 2015. She has overseen the production and distribution of many films and television programs and was co-chairperson during the 2014 Sony Pictures hack. The leak uncovered multiple emails from Pascal that were deemed racist, including racial jokes aimed at then-President Barack Obama. She left Sony, and Pascal later admitted that she was fired from the company.