Tammy Haddad

Tammy Haddad is a media innovator, television executive, and strategic communications leader whose career spans influential newsrooms and media platforms in Washington, D.C. Haddad is the executive producer behind MSNBC's political coverage, "Hardball with Chris Matthews," "Larry King Live," the "Today Show," and "The Late Late Show." She is recognized as the creator and executive producer of CNN's "Larry King Live" and played a key role in launching the outdoor studio of NBC's "Today Show" while serving as senior broadcast producer. Haddad later became MSNBC's vice president of Washington and political director, overseeing presidential and election coverage, and served as executive producer of "Hardball with Chris Matthews."

Haddad is the president and CEO of Haddad Media, a multimedia production and consulting company that collaborates with established and emerging businesses to develop on-air, online, and event programming for political and entertainment media. Haddad Media's clients include YouTube, Uber, Google, Booking Holdings, Bloomberg, and HBO. The company provides customized strategies and creative programming opportunities, connecting leaders from politics, business, technology, nonprofit, and entertainment sectors around topics such as politics, economics, world affairs, and cultural trends. Haddad Media has produced high-profile multimedia events, including the premiere of Sony Pictures' Brad Pitt feature film "Fury" and HBO Films' "Game Change," as well as events like The Daily Beast's Hero Summit and the Bloomberg Washington Summit.

Haddad also consults on political and issue-oriented entertainment TV shows and films, having worked on series including "Succession," "Veep," "The Brink," and "White House Plumbers," as well as films such as "Confirmation," "LBJ," "Oslo," and "Game Change." Her "Tam Cam" handheld video interview series, launched for Newsweek and featured in Politico, has included guests ranging from then-candidate Senator Barack Obama to Robert DeNiro. Haddad is referenced as a character in Christopher Buckley's bestselling novel about Washington, "Thank You for Smoking."

Haddad is the founder of the Washington AI Network, a bipartisan forum that brings together stakeholders from industry, government, civil society, the private sector, media, and academia to collaborate on artificial intelligence. Her Washington AI Network Podcast serves as a platform for examining the societal, political, and economic impact of AI, featuring guests from government, industry, and academia. The podcast has received the Communicator Award of Excellence in Science & Technology for its ongoing series on artificial intelligence and has been honored with multiple Communicator Awards.

Haddad welcomed an audience of 300 leaders from government, technology, and academia at the first AI Honors, Washington's black-tie gala recognizing achievements in artificial intelligence, held at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, D.C. The Washington AI Network's second annual AI Honors drew more than 400 leaders to honor Americans shaping the future of AI. Beyond her work in artificial intelligence, Haddad leads events centered around the White House Correspondents' Weekend, including hosting the annual Garden Brunch. She also serves as director of engagement for Dog Tag Bakery, an educational program for disabled veterans and their spouses.