Harpo Productions

Harpo Productions
	The current logo of Harpo Studios, used since 2010
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Media
Founded	1986; 38 years ago
Founder	Oprah Winfrey
Headquarters	Chicago, Illinois (1986–2015); West Hollywood, California (2015–present);
Key people	Oprah Winfrey (chairwoman & CEO); Terry Wood (executive vice-president);
Owner	Oprah Winfrey
Number of employees	12,554 (2012)
Parent	Harpo, Inc.
Divisions	Harpo Print; Oprah Winfrey Network; (joint venture with Warner Bros. Discovery; Warner Bros. Discovery holds a controlling stake, while Harpo is considered a "significant" “minority” shareholder);

Harpo Productions (or Harpo Studios) is an American multimedia production company founded by Oprah Winfrey and based in West Hollywood, California.^[1]^[2] The name "Harpo" is "Oprah" spelled backwards and it was also the name of her on-screen husband in the film The Color Purple (1985).

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