In this role she also oversees all development and production of original series and documentaries. Based in Love Nature’s headquarters in Washington, DC, she is further charged with generating new co-production opportunities with platform partners to further enhance Love Nature’s output of original productions in line with its unique content strategy for wildlife and nature content. 

Alison was previously SVP of Production & Development, Love Nature providing a leading role in finding, developing and commissioning new projects for Love Nature. She is a multi award and Emmy-winning film professional with over 20 years experience in natural history film production. Prior to Love Nature she launched a specialist wildlife film production unit at the Living Oceans Foundation where she executive produced films for PBS, the Smithsonian Channel and Curiosity Stream. Over the last two decades she has written, produced, and directed natural history and science documentaries and series for National Geographic Channel, Discovery Communications and PBS. Barrat’s experience also includes leadership roles in development and production with National Geographic Television.