Simcha Jacobovici is an acclaimed Israeli/Canadian journalist, New York Times bestselling author, and a three-time Emmy winning filmmaker. He was showrunner and director of the six-part series Enslaved: The Lost History of the Transatlantic Slave Trade for which he has received numerous awards, including two NAACP Image Award nominations. He is host of the History Channel's "The Naked Archaeologist." He is an adjunct professor in the department of religion at Huntington University, Ontario, Canada.