Five-time Emmy-nominated director, producer and editor, Jody McVeigh-Schultz, was raised near Philadelphia and attended USC to study Film/TV Production. In 2021 he was director and show runner for HBO's Emmy-nominated, three-part documentary series The Murders at Starved Rock. He's been nominated for four Emmys for his editing on Netflix's Cheer, HBO's McMillion$ and Comedy Central's Drunk History. With a focus on documentary and comedy, he is also known for his work on Netflix series Last Chance U (which he also co-produced), Last Chance U: Basketball, Exhibit A, and animated comedy Big Mouth, as well as Hulu feature doc Leave No Trace, SXSW 2022 premiere Your Friend, Memphis and Howard Zinn's The People Speak. In 2016, Gravitas Ventures released his writing and directing debut, narrative feature dramedy, Echo Lake, which won "Best Director" and "Best Film" in its festival run.