HOWARD GORDON is the showrunner/executive producer of the hit series 24, winner of the 2006 Emmy Award for Best Drama Series. A twenty year industry veteran, Gordon first gained national attention for his award-winning work on FOX's groundbreaking series The X-Files, for which he won multiple Golden Globes. His other credits include Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Beauty and the Beast, Spenser: For Hire and Sisters. He was also the creator and executive producer of the innovative 1999 drama Strange World. Howard graduated from Princeton University and is a Roslyn, NY native. He lives with his family in Pacific Palisades, California.