Eddie Santos

Eddie Santos transitions directly to the Point Foundation Board of Directors from the Los Angeles Board of Trustees after having served two terms since January 2014. Eddie is freelance television writer and producer in Los Angeles. He helped launch “Dr. Phil.” He’s been a Supervising Producer for “Dr. Phil” and “Tyra Banks” and a Co-Executive Producer for TD JAKES. He’s recently wrapped a project for NETFLIX called “A Little Help with Carol Burnett.” Eddie received his B.A. in Communications and English from Rutgers College in New Brunswick, NJ. One of his first jobs in TV was the “Phil Donahue” show, hosted by pioneering talk-show host Phil Donahue, which taped at 30 Rock in New York City. After nearly a decade in TV producing in New York, he moved to Los Angeles to launch the “Dr. Phil” show, which is now in its 16th season. He served on the Board of LifeWorks for two years and chaired silent auctions for LifeWorks events for three years. He currently resides in Los Angeles, and in his free time can be found in a creative writing class, spinning, hiking, doing Pilates, yoga, in search of the perfect martini or traveling around the world.