Jeff Wachtel

NBCUniversal cable veteran Jeff Wachtel, formerly served as the Chief Content Officer for NBCU Cable Entertainment overseeing NBC cablenets USA, Syfy, Bravo, Oxygen, and E! and as the President of Universal Cable Productions and Wilshire Studios. Wachtel joined USA in 2001 as executive vice president, original programming. At USA, Wachtel established the USA brand and led the network’s transformation into the No. 1 cable net on the strength of original programming. Some of the series produced by UCP under him include Mr. Robot, Suits and The Sinner for USA, Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce for Bravo, The Magicians and 12 Monkeys at Syfy, and Difficult People for Hulu. Additional series launched under Wachtel’s supervision include Burn Notice, Covert Affairs, In Plain Sight, Monk, Royal Pains, Psych, White Collar and Law and Order: Criminal Intent. Wachtel also developed and supervised USA's earlier hit series The Dead Zone and The 4400.