Jenette Kahn is an American comic book editor and executive. She joined DC Comics in 1976 as publisher, and five years later was promoted to President. She was the youngest person ever to head DC Comics as well as the first woman, and she is regarded as one of the best Presidents the company has had. She helped transform the industry to include more women and helped to shepherd in creators' rights in an industry in which royalties and other traditional publishing rights were not the norm. In 1989, she stepped down as publisher and assumed the title of editor-in-chief while retaining the office of president. After 26 years with DC, she left the company in 2002.