Emily Gipson

Emily is the Co-President and Founder of ATX TV, which includes the annual ATX Television Festival—a celebration of TV's past, present, and future—returning for its fourteenth season in Austin, TX, from May 29-June 1, 2025. Originally from Texas, Gipson worked for over a decade on both the studio and network sides of the entertainment industry, including at Twentieth Century Fox Film, TLC, and Discovery Communications, in marketing, finance, and business/legal roles. She founded the festival in 2011 with Caitlin McFarland. She has spoken at various events, including the annual ATX TV Festival, and was listed on Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business in 2016. Additionally, Gipson and McFarland have launched into development with their production company, No Mondays Productions.