Geoffrey Goodwin

Geoffrey Goodwin is a television and digital executive who has been active for 20 years in both the UK industry and his native Canada. Geoffrey was Head of Strategy for Drama, Entertainment, Comedy, Children’s and Film at the BBC from 2003 to 2007. He also wrote the BBC’s under 18s strategy with Andy Parfitt that helped set out the case for the BBC’s license fee negotiations in 2007. In 2007 Geoffrey set up BBC Switch; a multi-platform brand aimed at teenagers, which he ran for four years. In January 2013, after working for the then CEO of BBC Worldwide John Smith, Geoffrey founded his own production and talent management company, 40 Partners LTD.

Geoffrey is also Vice-Chairman of Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts and a member of BAFTA.

Goodwin began his television career in 1994 as a runner on the CBC production of Alice Munro’s Lives of Girls and Women. He subsequently worked at Paragon Entertainment Corporation as a Production Coordinator. After three years, Goodwin moved on to work as Executive Assistant to the Producers Frank Siracusa and Paul Gross on the Paul Haggis originated Canadian crime drama Due South, and in season 2 provided the voice for recurring character Diefenbaker. After two seasons on Due South, Goodwin went to work for the Canadian-American media company Alliance Atlantis in corporate communications and development before moving to the UK and earning an MBA from the University of Edinburgh in 2000.

After working as a media consultant in London at IXL and BBC Ventures for various blue chip companies, Goodwin took on the role of Head of Strategy for BBC Drama, Entertainment, Comedy, Children’s and Film (“DEC”), reporting to Alan Yentob. During this time, Goodwin worked closely with BBC Programme Department Heads and other BBC Executive Directors to develop editorial, business and financial strategy across DEC programme genres - a circa £500 million production entity that included 2 digital TV channels and BBC Films.

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