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Allison Polly
Head of Original Programming
PepsiCo

NEW YORK, USA // Ally Polly is an award winning creative executive who excels at developing and executing new capabilities for brands in the entertainment space. She is a strategic and passionate thinker who values and advocates for great work and understands branding and marketing on a global scale. She is an expert in leveraging various business models for brands as investors and producers; and innovating how to leverage existing IP to achieve business objectives.

As the head of Original Programming at PepsiCo’s in-house content studio, Ally oversees development, production and distribution for scripted and unscripted content; rights management and IP development; film financing and publicity. Her award winning work has been selected by multiple film festivals including Tribeca and TIFF and distributed on premium SVODs and theatrical. Ally is a graduate of Brown University and studied documentary filmmaking at NYU film school.