Gretchen J. Berg

Gretchen J. Berg
Gretchen J. Berg (far left) in Star Trek: Discovery panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2017
Born	(1971-02-08) February 8, 1971 (age 46) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Northwestern University
Occupation	Writer/producer

Gretchen J. Berg (born February 8, 1971) is an American writer and television producer. She has worked extensively with her writer and producing partner Aaron Herberts on a number of television series including Pushing Daisies and Revenge. She is currently one of the showrunners of Star Trek: Discovery alongside Herberts.

Gretchen J. Berg was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and went on to attend Northwestern University. While there, she met future writing and producing partner Aaron Herberts. Their first work was on Beverly Hills, 90210. Together the pair created the series Pepper Dennis on The WB and worked as executive producers. Berg and Herberts were also co-executive producers on Pushing Daisies and co-showrunners on the medical drama Mercy. In 2010, Berg and Herberts agreed a deal with the studio ABC in 2010 under a two year deal, initially as executive producers on the midseason replacement Off the Map'. The duo became showrunners of the drama GCB, through their deal with ABC.

Berg and Herberts worked with Mark Gordon in pitching work to television studios in 2012, with sales to both ABC and NBC. Their deal with ABC was extended for a further two years in 2013, and moved to become executive producers from season three onwards of Revenge, where they previously had been consulting producers. Berg and Herberts were recruited as executive producers on Star Trek: Discovery, under showrunner Bryan Fuller. The trio had previously worked on Pushing Daisies together. They were one of several executive producers, alongside Heather Kadin and Akiva Goldsman. When Fuller stepped back from the showrunner role on Discovery, Berg and Herberts were promoted into the position together.