American writer-producer who joined The Next Generation as an intern, co-wrote The First Duty, and later co-ran The Expanse.
Naren Shankar, an American writer and producer born in 1964 who holds degrees in applied physics and electrical engineering from Cornell University, joined Star Trek: The Next Generation as an intern late in its fourth season. His writing credits include The Quality of Life and The First Duty, co-written with Ronald D. Moore, and Suspicions, co-written with Joe Menosky.
He later wrote for Deep Space Nine and Voyager, and went on to produce Farscape and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and to co-run The Expanse.