Krista Vernoff

Krista Vernoff is showrunner and executive producer of ABC’s long-running hit series “Grey’s Anatomy,” along with the “Grey’s Anatomy” spinoff, “Station 19.”

Vernoff was head writer and executive producer of “Grey’s Anatomy” for the first seven seasons of the show and returned as showrunner in season 14. She most recently created and served as showrunner for the ABC series “Rebel,” which was inspired by the life of Erin Brockovich and starred Katey Sagal.

Prior to that, Vernoff served as a writer and executive producer of Showtime’s hit dark comedy “Shameless” for five seasons and has written for a broad variety of television shows, including NBC’s “Law & Order,” CW’s “Charmed” and Fox’s short-lived cult phenomenon “Wonderfalls.”

In 2005, Vernoff won a Writer’s Guild of America Award as well as a Golden Globe® for Best New Television Series and was nominated for an Emmy® for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for her episode of “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Into You Like a Train.” As an executive producer, she has been nominated twice for an Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series for “Grey’s Anatomy.”

In 2017, Vernoff wrote several viral think pieces on Hollywood’s culture of complicity and emerged as a major voice in the #MeToo movement.

In 2018, she and her husband, Alexandre Schmitt, formed Trip the Light Productions, and have multiple projects in development under their overall deal with ABC Signature. Vernoff made her directorial debut in 2018, directing an episode of “Grey’s Anatomy.”

Vernoff holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting from Boston University’s College of Fine Arts.