DONOVAN

As an Emmy-winning producer and digital media executive, I've spent the last fifteen years crafting compelling content across video, TV, and podcasts for global media giants (The Verge, Vox Media, Netflix, CNN, Discovery Communications, Group Nine Media) and renowned talent. I have a history of cultivating and pushing creative teams to innovate in nonfiction and creator storytelling and meet audiences where they are.

From concept to completion, I thrive on overseeing projects with a hands-on approach, ensuring depth and strategic vision while navigating the ever-changing media landscape. I’m highly adaptable and enterprising, always looking for the next opportunity to strengthen programming strategy and operations. And I love leading creative team(s), mentoring, and managing dynamic talent.

Now, as a media consultant, my focus is on the intersection of AI and nonfiction storytelling, experimenting with emerging tools across search, text, video, and audio. I work with AI companies that are serious about partnering with creative and editorial industries as the tech evolves, creating new kinds of media and use cases, and proactively solving for any issues that arise. Currently at Perplexity.ai, I work as a content lead across Discover editorial and audio.

I'm very optimistic and excited about these tools, with the right evolving guardrails and thoughtful people behind them, and believe we’re just getting started.