Mark Burnett is the founder and CEO of Mark Burnett Productions (MBP), a leading production company in content for both primetime television and the internet.  MBP revolutionized television with hits such as Eco-Challenge, Survivor, The Apprentice, The Contender, Rock Star: INXS, Rock Star: Supernova & its upcoming co-production with Steven Spielberg & DreamWorks Television, On The Lot.  MBP has also partnered with AOL on the highly successful adventure Gold Rush, the first-ever unscripted project to be produced exclusively for the internet.  MBP also successfully reintroduced product placement as an integral part of each of its shows and has garnered a total of 42 Emmy nominations since 2001. Mark Burnett was listed as the #1 Most Valuable Player by TV Guide and was named one of the Top 100 most influential people in the world today by Time Magazine.