Leah Wyar

President of the Entertainment and Beauty & Style Group at People Inc.

Leah Wyar is the President of the Entertainment and Beauty & Style Group at People Inc., overseeing major brands including PEOPLE, Entertainment Weekly, InStyle, and Byrdie. Leah has more than 20 years of experience in print and digital media, where she’s driven significant audience and revenue growth. She has been recognized as one of Ad Age’s Leading Women and received Chief’s New Era of Leadership Award in 2024. Additionally, Leah is featured as a mentor in the 2024 edition of The Wie Suite’s 2M Mentors LIVE initiative in partnership with Diane von Furstenberg. In 2021, Leah was named one of AdExchanger/Cynopsis’ Top Women in Media and honored at the She Runs It Changing the Game Awards. 

A veteran beauty expert, Leah has appeared on Today, GoodMorning America, and as a lead cast member on E!’s So Cosmo. She was also a judge on season two of Lifetime’s American Beauty Star.Prior to joining People Inc. in 2019, she was Chief Beauty Director at Hearst.