Valerie “Val” Idehen is a veteran television producer, development executive, and content creator with more than two decades of experience across major networks including Lifetime, VH1, WEtv, E!, BET, and YouTube. She has consulted for top studios such as Propagate Content, Participant Media, Tastemade Studios, and ITV.
With 30+ credits as a producer, director, or showrunner, Val offers an insider’s understanding of on-set culture and high-pressure production dynamics. A trained mediator and current Master’s candidate at Pepperdine’s Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, she specializes in on-set mediation and ombuds consulting for studios, networks, and production teams.
Her work has been featured in Realscreen, Deadline, Variety, and VoyageLA. In 2023, she was named one of Realscreen Magazine’s inaugural “Factual Under 40” Rising Stars. Val also mentors emerging creatives and champions safer, more inclusive production environments. She holds a B.A. from Yale University and an M.L.S. from UCLA Law.
