Bety Dereje is an award winning producer with over a decade of experience in television news, documentary, and digital media.

She first cut her teeth in the newsroom when she joined CBS straight after graduating from Harvard — starting as an intern and rising through the ranks until she was tapped to lead Gayle King's editorial team at the network. During her time at CBS, Bety’s work was featured on CBS This Morning, CBS Sunday Morning, CBS Special Reports, CBS Primetime Specials, and BET. Her wide-ranging work at the network won her an Emmy and Gracie Award.

Bety later made the leap to long-form documentary when she joined the team of critically acclaimed journalists and filmmakers working on Disney and Hulu’s 6-part documentary series The 1619 Project. On the team, she served as producer, adapting the work of Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Nikole-Hannah Jones. Since its release, The 1619 Project has won a number of accolades including an Emmy, Critics Choice, and Cinema Eye for outstanding limited series. The show has additionally been nominated for a PGA Award and NAACP Image Award.

Following 1619, she produced on another series for Disney and Hulu, this time a joint venture with Conde Nast. As the lead story producer across the three part docu-series Black Twitter: A People’s History, she collaborated with award winning director Prentice Penny. The series premiered at SXSW in March 2024.

She is currently the senior producer at Vogue where she works on the magazine’s video team, leading production on cover videos and bespoke projects.

Bety is based in Brooklyn, New York.