Vera Institute of Justice

Joshua Sussman serves as Executive Vice President, Business Affairs and Operations, ABC Signature, which develops and produces prime-time television programming for network broadcast, cable, streaming and on-demand platforms. ABC Signature is a part of Disney Television Studios. Prior to ABC Signature, Joshua served as Senior Vice President, Business Affairs at 20th Century Fox Television. Prior to joining 20th, he was Executive Vice President, Business Affairs, and General Counsel at Electus, an independent television studio and production company, where he oversaw business and legal affairs for Electus’ scripted and unscripted business, Electus International, Electus Content Marketing and Electus Digital. Before joining Electus, Sussman was Vice President, GC of Programming at IAC/InterActiveCorp, overseeing business and legal affairs for IAC's programming businesses – including Notional, a television production company, CollegeHumor Media and The Daily Beast, among others – and helping IAC senior management oversee operations of those businesses. Joshua began his career as an associate in the New York City office of the law firm of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP. Sussman graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan and received a Juris Doctor from Fordham University School of Law.