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Speaker Charlie Parsons
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Charlie Parsons is Senior Vice President of Global Development for the National Geographic Channel, responsible for developing new projects, discovering new talent, and serving as the network’s main point of contact for the global production community and agents around the world. His focus is on strategically engaging with the world’s top unscripted creatives across all genres to commission premium specials, series and franchises that elevate the brand, attract a broad audience and garner major awards consideration. He is responsible for developing content for the global linear network and National Geographic’s tile on Disney+, as well as select projects for National Geographic’s YouTube channel. He leads a talented development team with offices in London, New York, Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles.
Since joining the Channel, Parsons has developed premium series Limitless with Chris Hemsworth, Welcome To Earth with Will Smith, Pole to Pole with Will Smith, Inside Combat Rescue as well as upcoming series David Blaine: Do Not Attempt, Tucci in Italy, Katrina, The Real Finding Nemo, Surviving Pompeii with Tom Hiddleston and Meet the Planets. He executive produced the Emmy Award winning Special Space Dive, and developed the Emmy Award winning feature doc LA 92, and the Emmy Award winning, Peabody Award Winning and Oscar nominated feature documentary The Cave.
Prior to joining National Geographic, Parsons spent three years at Travel Channel Media, during which the network garnered prime demo rating and delivery growth for seven consecutive quarters. Parsons developed more than 200 hours of programming, found new talent and executive produced some of the network’s most successful hits, including Man v. Food, Ghost Adventures and the Emmy Award-winning series Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations.
Before joining Travel Channel, Parsons was an Executive Producer with Discovery Channel and The Science Channel, overseeing series and specials, including Survivorman, FutureCar, 2057, Cracking the Ocean Code and Supercomet: After the Impact. Parsons spent the first 13 years of his career in live sports television production, working with ESPN, ABC and CBS. He is a graduate of Brown University.
Speaking on: 30 Minutes With Charlie Parsons, National Geographic; Genre Jams: Hybrids
