Tom leads global content teams in Washington D.C., New York, Los Angeles, and London. Since joining in 2023, he has helped drive a bold content strategy that has already received recognition from the Emmys®, Critic’s Choice, BAFTA, RTS, Peabody and the James Beard Foundation. Before Nat Geo, McDonald spent a decade at the BBC in senior commissioning and production roles, first as head of Specialist Factual for BBC Commissioning and later as MD of Factual at BBC Studios. He also has deep experience in production, having worked as a producer, series producer and executive producer for some of the UK’s top indies, including Wall to Wall and The Garden. He was recently appointed as Chairperson of The Grierson Trust, a charity which supports the best of Documentary filmmaking in the UK & around the world.

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Representing the largest brand on social media with over 780 million followers and 1.1 billion impressions each month, National Geographic Content’s award-winning and critically acclaimed storytelling inspires fans of all ages to connect with, explore and care about the world through factual storytelling across television, streaming, magazine, social, digital and more.