Jeff Oliv­er is Vice Pres­i­dent of Cur­rent Pro­duc­tion at Bra­vo and a for­mer exec­u­tive at Food Net­work, where he devel­oped the hit series Cut­throat Kitchen, and worked on such comedic culi­nary hits as Worst Cooks in Amer­i­ca and The Culi­nary Adven­tures Of Baron Ambrosia. He is the author of the acclaimed debut nov­el Fail­ure To Thrive. Jeff lives in Maple­wood, New Jer­sey with his wife, Liz Blaz­er, and son.