Nkechi Okoro Carroll has become something of a pioneer, as a Black woman who is the showrunner for three different network TV shows. She says her unique background turned out to be the perfect training.
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"Everyone [else at the Federal Reserve] was like, 'We're going [on holiday] to Jamaica,'" and I'm like, 'I'm going to do background work for four days,'" Carroll says, laughing."By the time I got my first writing gig, I had spent considerable time on sets."
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