Matt Shanfield is the Senior Vice President, Development at Asylum Entertainment. In this role, he is the creative executive behind the development of original concepts, unique formats, and fresh new talent leading to the sale of a slew of successful new series. He has Executive Produced and shepherded Asylum series such as Speed Is The New Black (Velocity), To Rome For Love (Bravo), Celebrity Animal Encounters (Animal Planet), American Made (Discovery) and the upcoming In Ice Cold Blood (Oxygen) as well as multiple digital and branded series. Prior to Asylum, Shanfield served as the VP of Development at Oxygen (Quit Your Day Job & #killerpost), the VP of Development at Irwin Entertainment (Coaching Bad on Spike & New Year’s Eve With Carson Daly on NBC), and the Director of Development at Shed Media US (Eric & Jessie: Game On on E! & Homeowner Justice on HLN). He also developed and produced for Mark Burnett Productions where he served as producer on shows such as the Emmy winning Shark Tank, The Apprentice and Trust Me I’m a Game Show Host. He began his career at The William Morris Agency and resides in Los Angeles with his wife, daughters and occasional handle-bar mustache.