Arthur Smith — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Inducted into the Realscreen Hall of Fame in 2021 and named Producer of the Year 2020 by Broadcasting & Cable.
Chairman & CEO of A. Smith & Co. Productions since 2000, known for shows such as *American Ninja Warrior* and *Hell's Kitchen*.
Author of *REACH: Hard Lessons and Learned Truths from a Lifetime in Television*, released in 2023.
Serves as the U.S. chairman of Tinopolis.
Graduated from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute (now Toronto Metropolitan University) in 1982 as class valedictorian.

Biography

Arthur Smith is a Canadian television producer and executive, widely recognized as the Chairman and CEO of A. Smith & Co. Productions.

Since establishing the company in 2000, he has overseen the creation of numerous popular reality competition shows, including *American Ninja Warrior* and *Hell's Kitchen*. Smith also serves as the U.S.

chairman of Tinopolis USA.