Head of International Co-Productions and Strategic Partnerships, ITVS

Tamara Gould

Tamara Gould is an award winning documentary filmmaker, media executive and partnership builder. She has held numerous positions at ITVS during her 18 year tenure, including most recently Head of Co Productions and Strategic Partnerships for ITVS based out of Washington DC. Tamara has served as Production Executive for over 200 documentaries and series for public broadcasting and worked closely with ITVS’ federal partners including CPB, NEH, NEA and USAID.

Among Tamara’s credits include: MATTER OF MIND (in production), a multi-part trilogy focused on neurodegenerative brain conditions, TED TALKS LIVE, a three-part television series in partnership with TED TALKS and PBS, HALF THE SKY, a four-hour television special for PBS based on the bestselling book, and AMERICAN GRADUATE LATINO, a bilingual television program. In addition, Tamara has developed numerous distribution partnerships for short form content and long form documentaries.

In addition, Tamara has spearheaded ITVS' international work, including the Global Perspectives Project, an international documentary exchange program between U.S. and global filmmakers with major support from philanthropic and government partners and Women and Girls Lead, a public-private partnership to bring the power of documentary film to work for women and girls in countries around the world. She has also developed multiple partnerships with journalism outlets, media outlets and NGOs to amplify documentary storytelling.

She has directed and produced multiple films including the award winning HELL OF A NATION and NOBEL: VISIONS OF OUR CENTURY. Prior to joining ITVS Tamara served as an Executive Producer in Television at KQED and as Executive Director of the Bay Area Video Coalition.

Tamara holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology and Film, where she graduated with honors from Brown University. Tamara also earned a Master’s Degree in Cinema and Social Change from the University of California at Santa Cruz.