VETERAN PRODUCER CHAD COHEN JOINS HHMI TANGLED BANK STUDIOS AS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION
CHEVY CHASE, Md., June 13, 2025 – Science-focused impact and production company HHMI Tangled Bank Studios announced today that Emmy Award-winning producer, writer, director, and showrunner Chad Cohen has been tapped as Executive Producer, Development and Production. Cohen will report to Jared Lipworth, Head of HHMI Tangled Bank Studios.
In this new position, Cohen will lead development and supervise the production of genre-defining science media that fulfills the public engagement and science education mission of HHMI Tangled Bank Studios. He will work across multiple platforms, identifying new opportunities and overseeing content for shorts, documentaries, series, podcasts, social media, and games.
“Chad’s enthusiasm for science is palpable and he doesn’t shy away from complicated science topics,” said Lipworth. “We’re thrilled to bring his creativity, knowledge and passion for science to the studio as we tell stories about cutting-edge scientific advances and help audiences understand how basic research translates into real world applications.”
“Our mandate is to raise the understanding of, appreciation for, and trust in science - something I’ve focused on my entire career- and I’m excited to continue that work with Jared and the incredible team at HHMI Tangled Bank Studios,” said Cohen. “We have a unique opportunity to partner with the best storytellers in the business to tell inspiring and innovative science stories and meet audiences wherever they are on new and existing platforms.”
Cohen comes to HHMI Tangled Bank Studios from National Geographic where as executive producer, he oversaw unscripted series and specials for Disney+, Hulu and the National Geographic Channel, including the multi-Emmy winning and critically acclaimed series Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller and films like Titanic: The Digital Resurrection and Expedition Amazon. In addition to his work for National Geographic, he’s created high end science content for PBS, Smithsonian and the Discovery Channel for over 20 years, on subjects ranging from the origins of humanity in Africa to the global energy crisis to the world’s biggest predatory dinosaur.
His films have taken him around the world, from the ancient temples of Greece, Egypt, Turkey, and Japan, to the jungles of India, Africa and the Amazon, to the bottom of the ocean in Alaska, Iceland and Papua New Guinea.
About HHMI Tangled Bank Studios
HHMI Tangled Bank Studios is a mission-driven production company that shines a light on some of the most significant scientific challenges and breakthroughs of our time. Recent films include Emmy-nominated Battle to Beat Malaria, Race for the Vaccine, Ending HIV in America, Blue Carbon, Every Little Thing, Wild Hope, Wilding, Blue Whales: Return of the Giants, and Oscar-nominated All That Breathes, the only film to win best documentary at both the Sundance and Cannes film festivals. Other notable films include Emmy Award-winners The Serengeti Rules and The Farthest – Voyager In Space; Emmy-nominated Hunt for the Oldest DNA, My Garden of a Thousand Bees, and Nature’s Fear Factor; and Peabody Award winner Inventing Tomorrow. To extend the reach and impact of each film, the studio creates extensive educational and public outreach campaigns in partnership with other mission aligned organizations. For more information, please visit www.tangledbankstudios.org.
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