occupation birth_date residence article_title name television
chief executive officer television personality 12 march 1958 santa monica , california , u.s. phillip sheppard
 phillip sheppard '' '' survivor : caramoan '' survivor : redemption island '' -lrb- runner-up -rrb-
phillip sheppard

phillip sheppard -lrb- born march 12 , 1958 -rrb- is a united states army veteran and the chief executive officer of a software company , who is best known for his appearances on the u.s. reality show `` survivor '' .
he is also the inspiration and persona in the 2013 novel ' .
the book became available on february 12 and features a james bond-like former federal agent working a job in costa rica .
as of april 2013 , the book has sold well in canada and in japan .
a follow-up book is also upcoming .
phillip sheppard is the brother of rochester , new york police chief james sheppard .
after being voted out of ' , he appeared on `` survivor live '' .
