FEI's "ForwardThinking" series features conversations with senior-level financial executives at the center of challenging times, requiring them to reflect on the fundamentals of their profession, their role as leaders, and accepting responsibility for greater societal change. Government mandated stay-at-home orders significantly contributed to the growth of the streaming culture. The quarantine mandates also resulted in a mass shutdown of content productions. For media and entertainment companies that rely on production revenues, the impact was grave. In this 1 CPE credit session, Viacom EVP, Controller and CAO Katherine Gill-Charest discusses how the transfer of non-core assets supported the growth of streaming, and how they dealt with production halts. Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge, Technical