Chris Vivion is a Producer and Development Executive with multiple Emmy and Webby Award nominations. He has created lifestyle, cooking competition, comedy, animation and reality programming for Time Inc., Turner Broadcasting, IAC, Scripps Networks and HBO.
As an Executive Producer for Turner Broadcasting, he created "The Tim Ferriss Experiment," a life hacking docu-series starring NY Times best-selling author Tim Ferriss which debuted at #1 on iTunes in 2015. Other series created for Turner include "Cook Your Ass Off" with chef Richard Blais and the digital series "Why Do Men Have Nipples."
Prior to Turner, Chris was an Executive Producer for Food Network, leading the development and production of the channel’s digital video including the series "Classy Ladies with Allie and Georgia," and the comedy series "Fodder." Chris helped pioneer Food Network’s digital/linear incubation efforts, developing "Chopped After Hours," "Food Network Star Salvation," and "Bobby Flay Fit."
Chris has also developed and managed award-winning digital programming and products, including the Promax Gold award-winning presence for HBO Boxing, Turner Broadcasting's upwave and Scripps Networks' uLive YouTube channels and IAC's Daily Burn 365.
Chris is one of the inaugural members of Bloomberg Beta's Future Founders and was an Adjunct Professor of Multimedia Design at the American University of Dubai. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri.