ROB SHAFTEL

Rob Shaftel is the Director of Development for Leftfield Pictures.

Rob Shaftel oversees Leftfield’s program development team, slate and strategy. Prior to joining Leftfield, Rob spent two years as Manager, Program Development at Discovery Channel. While at Discovery, Rob developed 21 different properties that ran as specials, limited series, and long running series. Additionally, he produced a number of successful programs including Discovery signature series Destroyed in Seconds and HowStuffWorks.

Prior to joining Discovery, Rob was a Development Executive at Spike TV where he worked on Spike series including Pros Vs. Joes, MXC, and Disorderly Conduct.

Rob is a graduate of the University of South Carolina’s Media Arts program.