Veteran TV production executive Adam Neal was named Vice President, Development for Shine America in September 2013.

Neal was most recently Executive Director of Unscripted Development for Shine America. 

Neal reports to Senior Vice President of Unscripted Development Chris Culvenor.

Neal, who has been with Shine America since 2012, has worked on projects for MTV, Spike, History, truTV and more since his arrival. Prior to joining Shine America, Neal had served as a producer on a number of top reality series including “MasterChef,” “School Pride,” “Live To Dance” and “America’s Next Top Model.”

From 2008-2009, Neal was Manager of Development for Hearst Entertainment, where he worked on projects for networks such as Discovery, History and Style. Previously he worked as a manager of development at FOX TV Studios, alongside Executive Producer Anthony Dominici.

Neal started his career as a Manager of Talent and Development for Joel Stevens Entertainment.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Film Production from Webster University and currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.