Drew Tappon is Senior Vice President of Development & Programming for A&E Network. He is responsible for the development and production of A&E’s nonfiction, alternative and reality series. Tappon also oversees several current series for the network. He is based in A&E’s New York City headquarters.

Among the hit series Tappon has developed and produced for A&E are 60 Days In, Born This Way, Wahlburgers and Duck Dynasty, among others. He joined A&E in December 2011 as Vice President, Non-Fiction & Alternative Programming.

Tappon joined A&E from Warner Horizon Television where he served as the Senior Creative Executive, responsible for developing original programming for broadcast and cable networks. Tappon was responsible for overseeing hit series, such as The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, The Voice and America’s Best Dance Crew. Prior to joining Warner Horizon, Tappon spent 12 years at MTV, most recently as the Senior Vice President of Original Programming & Series Development.

Tappon holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the State University of New York at Binghamton, with a degree in English Literature and Rhetoric. He also received his Master’s Degree in Business Communication Management from the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School.

Speaking on: Breakouts: The Stories Behind the Hits; 30 Minutes With: Drew Tappon, A&E (2:00pm-2:30pm)