Obamas’ Higher Ground Expands Executive Team, Priya Swaminathan to Exit
President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s production company Higher Ground Productions has expanded its executive team, but Priya Swaminathan, the co-head of film and TV at the company, will step down from her role as part of the change. Swaminathan was Higher Ground’s first hire, and she oversaw the company’s Oscar-winning “American Factory” and the Oscar-nominated “Crip Camp.” Tonia Davis will now serve as the sole head of film and TV.