Heather Forbes

Heather Forbes is a Production & Operations Executive for HHMI Tangled Bank Studios. In this role she oversees the production management of projects from development through delivery, transmission, and impact.

With more than 20 years of experience in production, Forbes is an expert at building and running large teams for marquee international productions. She has overseen hundreds of complex shoots, both hosted and non-hosted,  in more than 50 countries and on every continent. Forbes has worked on shows across genres and for multiple networks, including PBS, National Geographic, Smithsonian, History, Discovery, ID, Destination America and Animal Planet. Highly experienced at working with talent, Forbes managed four seasons of the adventure archaeology series, “Digging for the Truth” with Josh Bernstein and Hunter Ellis, “Solving History” with Olly Steeds, and other series such as “Treasure Quest,” a 12-hour shipwreck series for Discovery shot entirely at sea in the English Channel.

Prior to joining HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, Forbes was executive in charge of production and supervising producer at JWM Productions, where she oversaw budgets, production plans, staffing and schedules. Forbes also served as a production manager for Discovery Communications, where she managed a project load of 40+ series encompassing direct commissions, co-productions and development deals. Earlier in her career, Forbes worked in the PBS system in the music and arts genres and directed hours of live television.