Joe Weisberg

A 1987 graduate of Yale University, Weisberg became a CIA officer three years after graduation, and after a short career with the Agency, Weisburg taught at The Summit School, a private special education high school in Queens, New York until 2010 when he went on to pursue a career in television. One of his final projects at Summit School was helping students found the school newspaper, The Summit Sun.\n', '

Weisberg wrote episodes for TNT\'s alien invasion series Falling Skies and the DirecTV legal drama Damages. He then created The Americans, an FX series centering on two KGB agents who pose as American citizens in Washington, D.C. during the 1980s. The Americans was executive-produced by Weisberg and Justified creator Graham Yost.\n', '

Weisberg authored two novels: 10th Grade and An Ordinary Spy. An Ordinary Spy was nominated for the Believer Book Award.\n', '