Zimran Jacob is an Indian American drama television writer originally from the San Francisco Bay Area. After graduating Cum Laude from Chapman University with a B.A. in Screenwriting, he moved out to Los Angeles where he began to work as a dating coach for high net-worth individuals.

One of his dating clients was a film executive who introduced Zimran to a job in the finance department at Gaumont Television, which released Narcos, Hannibal, Hemlock Grove, and F is for Family during his tenure at the company. Zimran’s job at Gaumont led him to Marvel in the writer’s room on the Netflix show, The Punisher where he was able to contribute to the story in his role on the support staff as the Showrunner’s Assistant. During his time at Marvel, he pitched two stories which became produced episodes. Zimran was a PGA Diversity Workshop Fellow in 2019, a mentee in the 2023 Mentorship Matters Program which is sponsored by Amazon and AMC. He was a Semi-Finalist in both the 2018 and 2019 Austin Film Festival.

He brought enthusiasm to his job as Showrunner's Assistant for October Faction on Netflix. Most recently, he served as a writer and Co-Executive Producer on an independent pilot, The Rise.

Zimran created a software company called Voucheo. He has worked as a financial advisor and an NBA journalist. He was a nationally ranked chess player and can do that cool thing where you play a few games at the same time.