About US

Christy Tanner has built the world’s most recognizable brands and startups into dominant, profitable multi-platform competitors as a CEO, board director and C-suite advisor. She has created leading streaming businesses for CBS and other global media companies and served as elected Co-Chair of DCN, the media trade association. She has a BA from Brown University and an MBA from Columbia University.

Steve Shannon is a streaming and television innovator who has held C-suite positions at four publicly-traded companies, including head of content and monetization at Roku. Steve helped invent the DVR and modernize TV technology at Replay TV, Gemstar – TV Guide (now Xperi), and RealD. Steve also co-founded the original developer of Adobe’s Dreamweaver software.  Steve attended UCLA and received his MBA from UC Berkeley.

Dan Keston is an award-winning producer, creator and media executive. Prior to joining Swerve, Dan held positions across the digital landscape including EP/GM at TYT Network, GM at Break Media, and ACD at Moxie Interactive. Dan is also an accomplished independent film producer nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance and showcased at LACMA. He is a member of the Producers Guild and graduate of Emory University.

Rich is a 30-year veteran of the media industry and proven CEO operating, building and revitalizing large-scale, multi-platform organizations. Past roles included CEO of Time, Inc., President, Fox National Cable Networks, and CEO of Gemstar – TV Guide.

Matt is a Television Network & OTT executive with a proven track record of creating 15 traditional, SVOD, and AVOD networks. Matt spearheaded programming efforts at the NFL, TV Guide, and WWE.  Matt attended Tufts University.