Draft:Mark Stern

Mark Stern
Mark Stern (born 1963) is an American media executive who has worked as a writer and Executive Producer in television, film, and podcasts. He was President of Original Content at the SyFy Channel, Co-Founder of Universal Cable Productions, IM Global Television, and podcast studio Echoverse.

Early life and education
Stern was born in New York City, New York. He graduated from Dartmouth in 1985.

Career
Stern joined Trilogy Entertainment Group in 1987. During his 15 years there he became partner and president of television where he executive produced on several shows, including the award-winning Showtime series The Outer Limits for which he also wrote numerous episodes.

SyFy Channel
Stern joined Syfy (then called “The Sci-Fi Channel”) in December 2002 as an EVP of Original Programming. He was elevated to President of Original Content at Syfy in 2011. Among the dozens of scripted and unscripted series he shepherded were Battlestar Galactica, Warehouse 13, Stargate: Atlantis, Stargate: Universe, Eureka, Ghost Hunters, Destination Truth, Sanctuary, Tin Man, Caprica, and Haven. Cumulatively, they have garnered over 40 Emmy nominations.

Universal Cable Productions (UCP)
In June 2008, Stern helped launch and served as Co-Head of Original Content at Universal Cable Productions at NBC/Universal, an independent television studio providing content to cable and other network platforms.

IM Global Television and Global Road TV
In 2014, Stern partnered with Reliance’s IM Global Films and launched IM Global Television, a television studio developing, packaging, producing, financing, and distributing television content. Their development included projects with Noah Hawley, Adam Shankman, Giancarlo Esposito, Johnny Depp, and Carla Gugino. In fall of 2017, Tang Media Partners acquired Open Road Films, IM Global, and IM Global Television which it rebranded as Global Road Entertainment of which Stern was President of Scripted Television.

Fearless Media Group
Stern launched Fearless Media Group in 2018 to continue his work from IM Global Television.

Whalerock Industries and Echoverse
In early 2020, Stern partnered with Lloyd Braun’s Whalerock Industries to form Echoverse, a next-generation podcast studio that brings together top-tier talent from all disciplines to create premium science fiction, supernatural and fantasy audio dramas that serve as underlying IP. Included on their slate are projects from Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and Law & Order: SVU showrunner Neal Bear.

Personal life
Stern has been married to his wife Betsy Burnham, interior designer and founder of Burnham Design, for over 30 years. They have two children.