Sounds like the guy who has made some shows on NBC that failed but has a lot of tv shows under his belt that are hits..JJ Abrams is behind Star Wars and Star Trek these days.
He is directing the current Star trek movies, but will be directing the upcoming Star Wars one. He wanted to do his own Star trek series apart from the one Michael Dorn has pitched and is trying to jump start. But he has had issues in getting licensing so he has dropped the idea.
Abrams wrote and produced feature films before co-creating the television series Felicity (19982002). He also created Alias (20012006) and co-created Lost (20042010), Fringe (20082013), Undercovers (2010) and produced the television series Person of Interest (2011present), Alcatraz (2012) and Revolution (2012present), among others.
His directorial film work includes two Star Trek films, Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), along with Mission: Impossible III (2006) and Super 8 (2011). He will also direct Star Wars Episode VII (2015), the first film in the Star Wars sequel trilogy.[1] Abrams produced the films Cloverfield (2008), Morning Glory (2010), and Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (2011).
http://screenrant.com/jj-abrams-star-trek-tv-show-rights-star-wars-episode-7/
http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/05/star-trek-abrams-star-wars/