Mathew Tombers

Mathew Tombers is Head of New Media and Distribution for Odyssey Networks. Prior to that he was Managing Director of Intermat, Inc., a consulting practice that specialized in business development for media companies.

Tombers’ extensive experience includes new business development and marketing for companies such as Discovery Communications -- where he worked on the launch of Discovery Channels in Australia and India.
Tombers has been an active member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences since 1991. For four years, he was Governor for the Television Executives Peer Group and helped the Academy launch the Interactive Media Peer Group in 2000, serving as a Founding Governor of that group.
Prior to his involvement in television, Tombers was a high school English teacher. He graduated from the University of Minnesota and holds an M.A. from Southern Illinois University. He lives in a cottage on the Claverack Creek in the Hudson Valley.