COMCAST - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Chief Administration Officer
- Executive Vice President, NBCUniversal
Adam Miller is Chief Administration Officer, Comcast Corporation and Executive Vice President, NBCUniversal. Adam leads strategic corporate affairs and initiatives for Comcast and is part of the executive management team. At NBCUniversal, Adam is responsible for corporate functions including operations and technology, communications, human resources, corporate social responsibility, community relations, global booking and events.
Prior to joining the company, Miller was President of The Abernathy MacGregor Group, a leading strategic communications firm, headquartered in New York. During Miller's 17-year tenure at AMG, he counseled hundreds of domestic and international clients on a wide array of communications matters, including reputation and crisis management, general corporate communications, and investor and public relations. During his tenure, Miller developed a particular expertise in the media and entertainment field. His clients included: Comcast, Yahoo!, Viacom, CBS, Time Warner, Sprint, Thomson Reuters, AOL, IAC, Lagardere, EMI, DoubleClick, Loews Cineplex and The Village Voice.
He holds a B.A. degree in Philosophy from Hamilton College. Miller is on the boards of directors of the Children's Hearing Institute and New Alternatives for Children (NAC). He resides in New York City with his wife and two children.
Job Titles:
- Certified Public Accountant, Graduated from Washington and Lee University With a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Accounting
- Member of Women
- Regional Senior Vice President for Comcast Cable 's Florida Region
- Senior Vice President, Florida Region
Amy Smith is the Regional Senior Vice President for Comcast Cable's Florida Region, which serves the entire state of Florida and is the largest region in the company. She oversees all of the Region's business functions focusing on technical operations, engineering, the launch and marketing of new products and services and overall financial performance.
Smith was previously Regional Senior Vice President for Pennsylvania's Freedom Region (Philadelphia/Southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Northern Delaware) as well as for Central Pennsylvania. Prior to that, she served as Area Vice President for Comcast systems in southern New Jersey. During her tenure, the company launched services including Comcast Digital Voice, digital cable, video on demand and HDTV.
Before joining the Eastern Division in April 2000, Smith was General Manager for Comcast's system in Lake County, Florida. She joined the company in 1994 as a Business Manager in Charleston, South Carolina.
Prior to Comcast, Smith worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers as a Staff Accountant, and for TeleCable Corporation as a Financial Analyst.
Smith is a member of Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT). In the June 2013, "Cable's Top Power Players Issue," CableFAX: The Magazine ranked Amy number 5 on its Top Regionals list, noting that, "Smith has the unique challenge of managing a diverse customer base that demands all the latest bells and whistles…and [she] hasn't wasted any time giving customers what they want." In 2008, she was named one of the most powerful women in cable in CableFAX: The Magazine's annual list of top women executives.
Smith, a Certified Public Accountant, graduated from Washington and Lee University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Accounting.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer, NBCUniversal
Anand Kini was named Chief Financial Officer for NBCUniversal in May 2015. In addition to his role as CFO, Kini will continue to help shape NBCUniversal's long term strategic direction, and lead consumer and business insights efforts. He is a member of the Executive Committee and reports to Jeff Shell, CEO, NBCUniversal.
Most recently, Kini served as Executive Vice President, Strategy and Business Insights where he oversaw the company's long range strategic planning. Additionally, he managed the existing research infrastructure and worked to create new capabilities to best support the businesses' needs, which included evaluating entertainment consumption, advertising monetization and the emergences of new viewership platforms to better inform NBCUniversal decision making.
Prior to joining NBCUniversal in July 2011, Kini was Senior Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis for Comcast Cable Communications, LLC. In that role he managed Comcast Cable's forecasting, annual budget, and three-year planning process, and served as a key analytical resource to help the cable businesses identify emerging market trends, evaluate competitive positioning and determine attractive growth strategies to drive strong financial returns.
He joined Comcast in 2007 from Activision Blizzard, a video game publisher in Southern Calif., where he was Vice President of Financial Planning. Prior to that, he was Director of Financial Planning for Disney's Parks and Resorts division, where he split his time between California and Florida.
Kini is a graduate of Wesleyan University in Connecticut with a bachelor of arts in Economics, and received his MBA from Harvard Business School.
Job Titles:
- EVP and Chief Executive Officer New Markets and Businesses
As Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, New Markets and Businesses at Sky, Andrea is responsible for identifying and driving new revenue opportunities beyond Sky's existing markets.
His remit includes oversight of the rapidly growing Sky Studios, which develops, produces and funds original content and aims to be the number one supplier of original content to Sky's millions of customers. He is also responsible for the development of Sky Studios Elstree, a new state-of-the-art film and TV studio due to open in 2022 which will provide production space for original content from Sky and sister company NBCUniversal.
In his role, Andrea also drives Sky's geographic expansion and new business development opportunities alongside oversight of all news services across the group, including UK based Sky News in the UK and Italian TG24.
Prior to his current role Andrea has held a number of leadership roles at Sky. He joined the company in 2003, just as Sky launched its pay-TV service in the region, as Vice President, Marketing, Promotion and Business Development, reporting to the CEO. He then took responsibility for Sky Italia's sports channels before progressing to Managing Director, Customer Group at BskyB where he oversaw the UK pay-TV sales, marketing and customer operations teams. In 2011 he became CEO of Sky Italia until his role was expanded in 2018 to Chief Executive Officer, Continental Europe with responsibility for Sky's Italian, German, Austrian, and Swiss markets which he held until taking on his current role in 2020.
Andrea started his career in the multinational company Procter&Gamble, before serving as Global Sales and Marketing Director for Ferrari and Maserati, then Vice President Marketing and Product Development worldwide at Fila before joining Sky. Since April 2015 Zappia has served on the Luxottica Board of Directors and was appointed Chairman of the Human Resources Committee.
Job Titles:
- Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis
- Vice President, Finance Planning & Analysis
As Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis for Comcast Corporation, Ann Micka is responsible for the budgeting, forecasting and evaluation of Comcast Corporate's Holding Company.
Since 2002, Ann has worked for Comcast in various financial and operational roles. Previously, Ann served as Vice President, Wireless Strategy for Xfinity Mobile, working on the launch of the mobile product and leading the team which bid in the 2016 FCC Incentive Spectrum Auction. She also worked as the Vice-President, Scheduling and Program Planning for Sprout, a pre-school children's network owned by NBCUniversal. At Sprout, she worked on the team, which programmed the cable network along with a weekly, 3-hour educational and informational block on the NBC broadcast network.
Prior to joining Comcast, Ann worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Ann has a B.S. in Accounting and International Business from Penn State and an MBA in Corporate Finance from Temple University. Ann resides in Philadelphia with her husband and daughter.
Asuka Nakahara has served as a director since February 2017. Mr. Nakahara has been a partner in Triton Atlantic Partners, a real estate advisory firm and investment vehicle that he co-founded, since 2009. He has also served as an Associate Director of the Zell-Lurie Real Estate Center and a Practice Professor in the Real Estate Department at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1999. Mr. Nakahara began his career at Trammell Crow Company as a leasing agent in 1980, was named a partner in 1983, and was promoted to its Chief Financial Officer in 1996, overseeing finance, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, marketing, Trammell Crow University, human resources, and other new business initiatives. He retired from Trammell Crow in 1999. Mr. Nakahara also serves as a director of the CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund.
Job Titles:
- Executive Vice President
- Executive Vice President, Global Corporate Development & Strategy
Bob Eatroff serves as Executive Vice President of Global Corporate Development and Strategy for Comcast Corporation. In this role, he manages Comcast NBCUniversal's strategic business initiatives and its merger and acquisition efforts. He also partners with various business units across the company on market development opportunities with a focus on business and geographic expansion.
Prior to joining Comcast in January 2016, Bob spent more than 20 years at Morgan Stanley in its Investment Banking Division where he served as lead advisor on some of the firm's largest and most high profile M&A transactions and held many leadership positions, including Head of the M&A Department, North America and Co-Head of Technology Investment Banking on the East Coast.
Bob earned his MBA in Finance from Columbia Business School and holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Bucknell University.
Job Titles:
- Vice Chairman
- Vice Chairman, NBCUniversal
Bonnie Hammer is Vice Chairman, NBCUniversal. As a strategic advisor to Jeff Shell, CEO, she leverages her strong business and creative experience, broad industry relationships and long-standing commitment to prosocial advocacy to further company initiatives.
In her 40 plus year career, Hammer been involved in every facet of the television business, often being tapped to position emerging platforms for success. In her previous role as Chairman of the Universal Studio Group, she strategically aligned NBCUniversal's content business for the global market, bringing together the company's three powerhouse studios -- Universal Television, UCP and NBCUniversal International Studios -- under one umbrella. Prior to her studio purview, Hammer was Chairman, Direct-to-Consumer and Digital Enterprises, overseeing the creation of Peacock, NBCUniversal's new streaming platform.
Hammer moved to Peacock after serving as Chairman, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment where she had executive oversight of leading cable brands USA Network, SYFY, Bravo, Oxygen, E! Entertainment and Universal Kids. Under Hammer's leadership, these cable networks experienced tremendous growth domestically and internationally. During her tenure at USA, the network was the most-watched entertainment cable channel for record-setting 13 consecutive years. She also grew the network's profitability by and impressive 33%. As her portfolio grew, Hammer developed SYFY into a global brand by extending its reach to 116 countries worldwide, guided Bravo to top 5 cable network and directed the growth, both domestically and internationally, for E! Entertainment. She also created and oversaw two award-winning production studios, UCP and Wilshire Studios, as well as the digital business Bluprint.
In addition to leading network growth Hammer also cultivated a roster of award-winning series and talent. Under her leadership, USA, SYFY and UCP recorded 167 Emmy award nominations and series such as "Monk," "Mr. Robot," "The Sinner," "Homecoming," "The Act," "Dirty John" and "Battlestar Galactica" were regularly lauded by the Television Academy, HFPA and Screen Actors Guild. "Mr. Robot" and "Battlestar Galactica" also received Peabody and AFI awards.
In 2016, with a move that Variety Magazine described as "blowing up the cable TV management playbook," she centralized all original scripted content for the portfolio under one team and formed a new division tasked with developing forward-thinking planning, Strategy and Commercial Growth.
Earlier in her career, Hammer was an original programming executive at Lifetime Television Network, where she executive produced several award-winning documentaries for the network's acclaimed Signature Series. She was honored with the Lillian Gish Award, several Cine Golden Eagles and the National Association for Youth's Mentor Award. Before coming to New York, Hammer executive produced "Good Day!" for WCVB in Boston, and produced the series "This Old House," "Infinity Factory" and "Zoom!" for PBS.
As a leader, Hammer sought ways to use her platforms to promote social inclusivity. She created and launched a pro-social campaign designed to fight hate and discrimination in America, "Erase the Hate," in 1994. The initiative received a coveted Governors Award from the Television Academy for its groundbreaking documentaries and specials, community programs and educational materials.
Throughout her career, Hammer has been lauded for both her executive prowess and her dedication to social responsibility. She was named the 2019 "Executive of the Year" by The Hollywood Reporter. She is also consistently included on The Hollywood Reporter's "Power 100" list and was named "Most Powerful Woman in Entertainment" by the publication. Hammer is regularly included on Fortune's "50 Most Powerful Women" list, Forbes' list of "The World's 100 Most Powerful Women" and Vanity Fair's annual "New Establishment" list. In 2008, Hammer received the Anti-Defamation League's Entertainment Industry Award; she has since chaired ADL's National Entertainment Advisory Council. For her professional contributions, Hammer has been honored by UJA Federation of New York with the group's Steven J. Ross Humanitarian Award, the Matrix Award from New York Women in Communications, and the prestigious Crystal+Lucy Award from Women in Film. She was also inducted into Broadcasting & Cable's Hall of Fame.
Hammer currently serves on the Board of Directors of eBay and IAC/InteractiveCorp. She also sits on the AFI Board of Trustees, the Board of Governors for the MPTF Foundation and serves on the strategic planning committee for Boston University's College of Communication.
Outside the office, Hammer is also an accomplished photographer who has had her work displayed in several galleries and in leading publications such as Time magazine and The Boston Globe. She holds a bachelor's degree in communications and a master's degree in media and new technology from Boston University. She also received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Boston University in 2017.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President, External & Government Affairs
- Trustee of Temple University
Bret Perkins serves as Senior Vice President of External and Government Affairs for Comcast Corporation. In this role he is responsible for local government affairs, strategic partnerships with state and local intergovernmental associations, and national policy advocacy organizations.
Bret joined Comcast in 2001 and has managed local government affairs while the Company grew from operating in 2,500 communities to 6,000 communities. His responsibilities have included implementing the company's regulatory and legislative initiatives at the local level, managing relationships with state and local intergovernmental associations, developing political strategy, and grassroots communications.
Prior to joining Comcast, he served as Vice President of System Services and Assistant to the President at Mercy Health System in Pennsylvania and worked in legislative affairs at Keystone Mercy/AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plan and with the North Philadelphia Health System.
In 2008, Bret received the National Cable & Telecommunications Association's Vanguard Award for Young Leadership, one of the cable industry's highest honors for its next generation of leaders.
Bret is a Trustee of Temple University and serves on the board of Temple University Health System. He is a member of the Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. He serves on the Board and Executive Committee of the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia and is past Chair and a member of the Board of The Committee of Seventy. He is also a member of the boards of, PIDC, American Council of Young Political Leaders, and the Philadelphia Citizen.
He received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Temple University and resides in Philadelphia with his wife and two children.
Job Titles:
- Senior Deputy General Counsel
- Senior Vice President
Brian A. Rankin serves as Senior Vice President, Senior Deputy General Counsel for Comcast Corporation. In this role, he is primarily responsible for leading a team that provides counsel for legal and regulatory matters, including those affecting Comcast's cable, broadband, voice and other businesses. Brian joined Comcast in 2005.
Prior to joining Comcast, Brian served in senior legal positions for XO Communications, Aerial Communications and MCI Communications where he worked on a wide array of legal and regulatory matters. He is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and Illinois.
Brian earned his J.D. from DePaul University, where he received the American Jurisprudence Award for Trial Advocacy, an M.B.A. from the University of Alabama (with Honors) and a B.S. from Illinois State University. He serves as a Vice Chair and member of the board of directors of the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Chief Executive Officer
Brian L. Roberts is Chairman and CEO of Comcast Corporation. Under his leadership, Comcast has grown into a global company uniquely positioned at the intersection of media and technology with three primary businesses, Comcast Cable, NBCUniversal and Sky.
Brian has worked at Comcast since graduating from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He was named President of Comcast Corporation in 1990 when the company had $657 million in annual revenue. Today, Comcast Corporation has approximately 189,000 employees worldwide and $116 billion in annual revenue.
Brian has won numerous business and industry honors for his leadership. He was recognized by Barron's as one of the "World's Best CEOs," named a "Businessperson of the Year" by Fortune magazine and named one of America's top CEOs by Institutional Investor magazine for the 17th time. Brian is the recipient of the Humanitarian Award from the Simon Wiesenthal Center and the Pennsylvania Society's Gold Medal for Distinguished Achievement Award. He also received the Legend and Leadership Award from the Yale School of Management's Chief Executive Leadership Institute.
Brian is a member of the Business Roundtable and served on President Obama's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. He is on the Advisory Board of Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management. He also served as Chairman of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) for two consecutive terms and is Director Emeritus of CableLabs, the research and development consortium for the cable industry, where he served three terms as Chairman.
An All-American in squash, Brian competed six times in the Maccabiah Games in Israel. He and his wife, Aileen, live in Philadelphia.
Job Titles:
- Executive Vice President, Public Policy & Executive Vice President, Digital Equity
Broderick oversees the company's Public Policy team and holds overall responsibility for Comcast's role in the digital equity space. Comcast is a leader in solutions to bridge the digital divide, and Broderick works closely with our partners in government and other stakeholders to support our shared goal of connecting as many Americans as possible to the Internet, and to shape our corporate policies that allow our businesses to continue to grow and innovate.
Broderick has more than three decades of experience as a lawyer, policy advisor, and political strategist, most recently with the international law firm of Covington & Burling. He has served under two U.S. Presidents, as Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs under President Clinton, and as Assistant to the President and Secretary of the Cabinet under President Obama. Broderick also served as chief counsel for several committees in the U.S. House.
Broderick is a highly respected and trusted leader in Washington D.C. and across the nation, and he has advised hundreds of clients on a wide array of policy issues, including telecommunications and tech matters. He earned a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of the Holy Cross. He sits on numerous boards, including the boards of directors of the Obama Foundation, the Black Economic Alliance, and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. He also chairs the My Brother's Keeper Alliance Advisory Council.
Candy Lawson - Chief Compliance Officer, SVP
Job Titles:
- Chief Compliance Officer
- Senior Deputy General Counsel
- Senior Vice President
Candy Lawson serves as Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, and Senior Deputy General Counsel of Comcast Corporation. In this role, Candy is responsible for overseeing, developing, and implementing the company's internal policies, procedures, and compliance with laws, regulations, and contracts domestically and internationally across Comcast, NBCUniversal, and Sky.
Prior to joining Comcast, Candy was Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, and Group Chief Compliance Officer at 21st Century Fox, where she advised on compliance matters, including strategies, policies and procedures to mitigate risk across all areas of the business. Following the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by The Walt Disney Company in 2019, Candy was appointed to lead The Walt Disney Company's international compliance team. Candy joined 21st Century Fox from News Corporation where she was Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, and Group Chief Compliance Officer, EMEA and Asia. Prior to that, she was the anti-corruption counsel for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa at Morgan Stanley.
Candy earned a B.A. from Mount Holyoke College and a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President of Military and Veteran Affairs at Comcast NBCUniversal
- Senior Vice President, Military and Veteran Affairs
Carol Eggert is Senior Vice President of Military and Veteran Affairs at Comcast NBCUniversal. In this role, she leads a team that works collaboratively across Comcast NBCUniversal to provide strategic leadership to all aspects of programs and outreach engaging the military and veteran community, including recruiting, hiring and building talent at all levels of the organization.
Carol brings more than 30 years of military and civilian experience to Comcast. In her civilian role, she assisted various organizations in the private, government and non-profit sectors with their initiatives in knowledge management, strategic planning and project management. During her military career, she served in a variety of command and staff positions and completed numerous overseas deployments, including a 15- month combat tour in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as Chief of the Women's Initiatives Division and Senior Liaison to the U.S. Embassy, Baghdad, where she conducted a full-scale analysis of women's initiatives and developed a strategic plan for the economic and political empowerment of Iraqi women under the U.S. Secretary of State.
She is the recipient of numerous awards and commendations in recognition of her contributions to the military, including the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Purple Heart and multiple awards of the Meritorious Service Medal. Carol is a graduate of the prestigious U.S. Army War College, where she also served on the faculty and was later selected as the Deputy Commandant. She holds two master's degrees in instructional design and strategic international studies and a doctoral degree in organizational leadership. Carol serves on the Corporate Advisory Board for West Chester University, and the Boards of the Philly POPS, PsychArmor, Concussion Legacy Foundation and the Patton Veterans Project.
In 2021, the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Women Veterans listed Carol on its annual Women Veteran Trailblazers list. Her leadership in the private sector has also been widely recognized, including by Variety's 2020 Salute to Service Impact List, Cablefax's 2020 Most Powerful Women, We Are The Mighty's 2018 Influencers Supporting the Military Community, HillVets' 2016 list of the 100 Most Influential Veterans in America, and the Philadelphia Business Journal's 2016 Veterans of Influence.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of NBCU Telemundo Enterprises
- Chairman, Chairman, NBCUniversal News Group
Cesar Conde was named Chairman of the NBCUniversal News Group in May 2020. In this role, Conde has oversight of NBC News, MSNBC, and CNBC, including the portfolio's editorial and business operations. He reports to Jeff Shell, CEO, NBCUniversal.
Under Conde's leadership, the NBCU News Group has made substantial investments in digital and streaming, accelerating its leading position across all platforms. In addition to being the most-watched news organization in the country, it is now the number one digital news organization in the U.S. for the first time in its history. Its streaming network, NBC News NOW, continues to achieve record-breaking viewership numbers and will expand significantly in the next year with international distribution and additional live original programming.
Further, under his tenure, the News Group has become the only news organization to run three major streaming channels with the additional launches of TODAY All Day and The Choice from MSNBC. NBC News Group also created streaming programming on Peacock, including Dateline 24/7 channel, The Overview, Meet the Press Reports and several standalone streaming specials.
Becoming the first Hispanic to lead a major English-language television news organization, Conde gained oversight of NBCU News Group amid one of the most intense and challenging news cycles in recent history. He steered the organization during a global pandemic, an ensuing economic crisis and historic social unrest, which all unfolded against the backdrop of a complex election cycle.
Immediately after Conde took helm of the NBCU News Group, he boldly launched the Fifty Percent Challenge, which aspires for newsrooms to be 50% women and 50% people of color. To track progress and measure success, Conde developed an aggressive action plan comprised of five pillars: investment and recruitment, content, education and development, partnerships, and measurement, and also instituted a new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion team.
Previously, Conde was Chairman of NBCUniversal International Group and NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises. As Chairman of NBCUniversal International Group, Conde was responsible for the operations and international expansion of NBCUniversal businesses outside of North America.
As Chairman of NBCU Telemundo Enterprises, Conde oversaw the leading media properties that serve Hispanics worldwide. He was instrumental in building NBCU Telemundo Enterprises into a world-class media company that produces and distributes high-quality Spanish-language content across a range of broadcast, cable, and digital properties, including: the Telemundo flagship TV network, 30 local stations, Universo Cable Network, Telemundo Digital Enterprises, Telemundo Global Studios, Telemundo Deportes, Noticias Telemundo, Telemundo Films and several other video content and distribution properties.
Conde repositioned Telemundo to become the premier Spanish-language network, propelling the network to rank number one for the first time in its history in primetime among key consumer demographics. He oversaw Telemundo's transformation into an increasingly innovative media company, with an emphasis on original programming, reality television, sports, music and news, including launching three daily national newscasts, an investigative unit, and local newscasts in key markets.
Conde joined NBCUniversal in October 2013 as Executive Vice President of NBCUniversal to oversee NBCU International and NBCU Digital Enterprises. Prior to NBCUniversal, Conde was the President of Univision Networks and served in a variety of senior executive capacities at the company. He is credited with transforming the Spanish-language media company into a leading global, multi-platform media brand.
Prior to Univision, Conde served as a White House Fellow for Secretary of State Colin L. Powell from 2002-2003. He also worked for StarMedia Network, the first internet company focused on Spanish and Portuguese-speaking audiences globally, and in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group at Salomon Smith Barney.
Job Titles:
- President of the Technology
- President, Technology, Product, Experience, Comcast Cable
Charlie Herrin serves as President of the Technology, Product, Experience organization within Comcast Cable. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the design, development and delivery of products and services, leveraging more than 20 years of product development experience, combined with an unwavering commitment to the customer. Charlie also oversees the team that ensures the reliability of our network and drives innovation and automation across our network infrastructure and operations.
In previous roles as the lead for the Product & Technology and Customer Experience teams, Charlie redefined those organizations, with an intense focus on ensuring that the millions of Comcast customers were delighted with an innovative, simple, easy, and consistent end-to-end experience every day. He transformed the customer experience by leading the deployment of the largest Net Promoter System (NPS) in North America and incorporating AI and ML into Comcast's customer and employee support tools. He also partnered with business leaders across the organization to ensure that all employees put the customer at the center of every business decision.
Prior to that, Charlie served as Senior Vice President of Product Design and Development, where he was responsible for all aspects of the design of Comcast's Xfinity products - from conception through consumer testing and deployment. Charlie led the design team behind the X1 Platform, the Company's next-generation television experience, and was the driving force behind Comcast's initiative to deliver a consistent user experience across platforms. His team received Emmys for their work in design, TV viewing, and app development.
Since joining the company in 1999, Charlie has held a variety of business and product development roles and has led the creation of key platforms and industry firsts, including user self-installation, national retail agreements, Comcast's first digital websites and features, and mobile applications.
Charlie graduated with honors in Economics from the University of Washington.
Job Titles:
- President of Comcast 's Central Division
- President, Central Division
Christine Whitaker is the President of Comcast's Central Division, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The division is home to approximately 21,000 Comcast employees with more than 20 million combined video, high-speed Internet and voice customers throughout the 12 states that comprise the Central Division.
A 25-year veteran of the cable industry, Christine most recently served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration for Comcast's Northeast Division, where she was responsible for overseeing all customer experience and financial aspects of the business for the division, which served approximately 9.5 million customers.
Prior to her role as Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration, Christine served as the Senior Vice President for Comcast's Keystone Region. Here she was responsible for operations, financial performance and customer service for approximately 1.7 million customers in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland and Ohio.
Before her role in the Keystone Region, Christine served as the Group Vice President, Chief Learning Officer for Time Warner Cable, where she led the company's employee learning and leadership development programs, including the design and delivery of content for 55,000 employees.
In recognition of her accomplishments, Christine has been honored with many business and industry awards for her leadership, repeatedly named one of the "Most Powerful Women in Cable" by CableFax Magazine and recognized as a "Wonder Woman" by Multichannel News.
Christine started her career in public accounting as a Certified Public Accountant and holds a bachelor's degree from George Mason University. In addition, she has completed executive education programs for Telecommunications through Harvard Business School and Stanford Graduate School of Business and is a graduate of the Betsy Magness Leadership Institute of Women in Cable Telecommunications.
Job Titles:
- Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer
- Executive Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer, NBCUniversal
Craig Robinson is Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer for NBCUniversal. He reports to NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell.
In partnership with the company's business leaders, Robinson works to define and build a culture that embraces and values diversity in its workforce, culture, content and perspectives. Additionally, alongside Comcast Chairman and CEO Brian Roberts, Robinson is leading Comcast's $100 million commitment to fight injustice and inequality, and to accelerate company efforts in all areas of diversity, equity and inclusion. In this role, Robinson spearheads social justice efforts across Comcast, NBCUniversal and Sky to build programs, allocate resources and partner with international, national and local organizations to drive meaningful change against racism and inequality.
Robinson also oversees the company's nine Employee Resource Groups with over 80 global chapters, co-chairs the industry-leading Comcast NBCUniversal Joint Diversity Advisory Council and serves as the main liaison between NBCUniversal and key local and national advocacy organizations.
Job Titles:
- Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, Comcast Corporation & President, Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation
- Member of the Executive Leadership Council
Dalila Wilson-Scott serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer of Comcast Corporation and President of the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation. In this role, Dalila oversees all Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion initiatives and philanthropic strategy for the corporation, including the company's $100 million commitment to advance social justice and equality.
Dalila also leads Comcast's community impact initiatives, working across the organization to provide strategic leadership throughout all aspects of its corporate social responsibility programs, including employee engagement and volunteerism. In addition, Dalila oversees efforts to utilize Comcast's world-class media platforms to bring greater attention to the work of our philanthropic partners. In 2020, Comcast provided nearly $500 million in total support to 4,500 nonprofit partners sharing Comcast's commitment to creating a more connected and equitable world.
Dalila joined Comcast in 2016 after more than 16 years at JPMorgan Chase & Co., where she served as Head of Global Philanthropy and President of the JPMorgan Chase Foundation. She led the firm's philanthropic and economic opportunity initiatives, including the firm's $100 million commitment to Detroit's recovery, while helping to set the company's overall corporate responsibility strategy. Prior to joining the Office of Corporate Responsibility, she served in the firm's Corporate Merger Office as an integral member of the team managing the integration of JPMorgan Chase and Bank One.
In addition to serving on the boards of Welcome America, Inc. and Box.org, Dalila is a member of the Executive Leadership Council. She previously served as a member of the Committee for Economic Development, and the Advisory Council of My Brother's Keeper Alliance. Dalila has been named one of the "Most Powerful Women in Cable" by Cablefax Magazine, receiving the 2019 inaugural "Wave Maker" Award; one of the "Most Powerful Women in Business" by Black Enterprise; and an "Innovative Rising Star: Building Communities" by Forbes magazine. Dalila speaks regularly on philanthropy and equity issues, most recently at the Aspen Ideas Festival, Social Innovation Summit, MIT Solve, USC Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy and the Women's Philanthropy Institute's Annual Symposium. She earned an MBA in Finance and Management from New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business and a B.A. in Economics from New York University's College of Arts and Science.
Job Titles:
- Group Chief Executive of Sky
- Group Chief Executive Officer, Sky
Dana became Group Chief Executive of Sky in 2021. She has led transformation and growth for many of the world's largest media and telecommunication companies spanning three continents. Over more than 20 years, she has managed both cable and satellite businesses and is recognized for her track record for accelerating growth.
Prior to her current role, Dana was President, Consumer Services for Comcast Cable, the largest broadband and PayTV operator in the United States with over 30 million customers and $58B in revenue. Here she led the company's residential business including Comcast's Xfinity brand and products with its award-winning portfolio of video, broadband, voice, security and mobile products as well as the marketing, sales, digital, and data intelligence groups. During her tenure, these businesses achieved record subscriber and broadband growth and the company's highest levels of customer satisfaction.
Before joining Comcast, Dana served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Virgin Media and Chief Transformation Officer of Liberty Global, a European cable company with 27 million customers in 14 countries. In addition, Dana held numerous leadership roles in Europe and Australia, including Chief Executive Officer of UPC Ireland (now Virgin Media Ireland) and Chief Operating Officer of Austar United Communications in Australia.
Dana has driven Comcast's digital equity efforts through Internet Essentials, the nation's largest broadband adoption program, which has connected a cumulative total of 10 million low-income families to the Internet, the overwhelming majority of whom were not connected prior to signing up. She also served on the Economic and Community Advisory Council for the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Previously, Dana served as the Chairman of the Telecommunications and Internet Federation in Ireland.
Dana has been honored with many business and industry awards for her leadership and has held several board positions.
Dana holds a dual degree from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts in History from the College of Arts and Sciences.
Job Titles:
- Chief Accounting Officer
- Controller
- Executive Vice President
Daniel C. Murdock serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller of Comcast Corporation. In this role, he leads the company's financial reporting, accounting, and related internal controls functions.
Since joining Comcast in 2015, Dan served as Vice President and Corporate Controller where he oversaw accounting policies and procedures, reporting controls, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Prior to Comcast, he was with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission where he served as the Deputy Chief Accountant in the agency's Office of the Chief Accountant since 2013. Before that, he was Deloitte & Touche's Audit/Industry Professional Practice Director for media and entertainment.
Dan earned a BS in accounting from the University of South Florida. He is a certified public accountant and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
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- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Comcast Spectacor and Serves As Governor of the Philadelphia Flyers
- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Comcast Spectacor
Dave Scott is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Comcast Spectacor and serves as Governor of the Philadelphia Flyers for the National Hockey League. As Chairman, Scott is responsible for the growth of Comcast Spectator's core businesses: The Wells Fargo Center arena and complex, as well as a portfolio of professional sports teams that includes the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers, the Overwatch League's Philadelphia Fusion, the National Lacrosse League's Philadelphia Wings and the Maine Mariners of the ECHL.
Scott oversees Comcast Spectacor's investments in partner companies and serves as CEO of Spectra, a hospitality firm specializing in Venue Management, Food Services & Hospitality and Partnerships. Under Scott's direction, Wells Fargo Center continues to serve as the company's flagship arena and is consistently ranked a top-five "must play" venue in the United States. Wells Fargo Center continues to capture the national spotlight by hosting prestigious events such as the 2016 NCAA Men's Basketball East Regional matchups, the 2016 Democratic National Convention as well as the 2019 Overwatch League Grand Finals.
Throughout his tenure, Scott has diversified and expanded Comcast Spectacor's professional sports and esports portfolios. In 2017, the company re-established the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League and launched the Philadelphia Fusion, the city's first professional esports franchise who competes in the global Overwatch League. In that same year, Comcast Spectacor proudly brought professional ice hockey back to Portland after it acquired the Maine Mariners of the ECHL.
In 2019, the company expanded its footprint within the esports industry and did so in a global way. Under Scott's leadership, Comcast Spectacor formed an esports joint venture with South Korean wireless telecommunication giant SK Telecom and launched T1 Entertainment and Sports, which includes the ultra-successful T1 League of Legends (LoL) team along with other competitive gaming segments
In July 2021, Scott oversaw the launch of Spectacor Events & Entertainment, a division which creates and produces events for the Philadelphia market. The group is also the in-house booking agent for Wells Fargo Center, a national booking agent for Spectra's portfolio of venues throughout the U.S. and Canada, and a centralized groups sales agent for promoters. The division was created after the success of Winter on Broad Street in December 2020 - its founding event.
Scott joined Comcast Spectacor as President in December 2013 following a 20-year tenure at Comcast Cable. Scott served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Comcast Cable from 2005-2013.
Scott joined Comcast in 1993 and was President of Comcast's Central Division from 1996 to 2005.
Scott received a BBA from Cleveland State University and earned a CPA Certification. Scott is a Board Member Emeritus of the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation and is also a board member of the Comcast Spectacor Foundation.
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- Director
- Founder of David Novak Leadership, Inc
David C. Novak has served as a director since December 2016. Mr. Novak is the founder of David Novak Leadership, Inc., which provides online leadership training to transform managers into confident, capable engaging leaders. Prior to that, Mr. Novak was the Chief Executive Officer of YUM! Brands, Inc. from January 2000 until December 2014, and was the Chairman of its Board from January 2001 until December 2014 and the Executive Chairman of its Board from January 2015 until May 2016. He also is on the board of Lift-a-Life Novak Family Foundation and author of several books dedicated to developing leaders at every stage of life, including O GREAT ONE! A Little Story About the Awesome Power of Recognition, Taking People With You: The Only Way to Achieve Big Things, and co-author of Take Charge of You.
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- Senior Vice President for Public Policy
David Don serves as Senior Vice President for Public Policy for Comcast Corporation. David is responsible for developing and implementing the company's strategies before federal agencies, including the Federal Communications Commission. David has worked extensively on the FCC's public policy and spectrum allocation policies for almost 20 years, and he often represents Comcast in public fora examining the most relevant public policy issues of the day.
David joined Comcast in 2006 from the law firm of Willkie Farr & Gallagher where he practiced communications law. During that time, he represented clients from nearly every segment of the communications industry, including wireless and telecom companies and Internet service providers.
David received a B.S. from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center with honors. He is an active member of the Federal Communications Bar Association, where he most recently served on the board of the FCBA Foundation, and resides in Bethesda, Maryland with his wife and two children.
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- President and Chief Executive Officer, Comcast Cable
David N. Watson serves as President and Chief Executive Officer, Comcast Cable. In this role, he is responsible for all business aspects of the Company's cable operations.
Previously, Dave served as Chief Operating Officer where he drove the operating strategy and execution that have led to the phenomenal growth of Comcast Cable into the nation's largest ISP and one of the largest video providers. His leadership also has been critical to Comcast's efforts to improve customer service and transform the customer experience. As COO, Dave led the cable company's operations and business functions, including sales and marketing, the product teams for Xfinity Internet, Xfinity X1, Xfinity Voice and Xfinity Home, Comcast Business, Comcast Advertising, as well as oversight of the Company's three operating divisions.
Dave has worked for three decades in the cable and cellular industries and held leadership roles for the nation's top communications services providers. Before joining Comcast Cable in 1991, he served for seven years with Comcast Cellular Communications, Inc., first as Senior Vice President of sales and marketing, and later as President. As President of Comcast Cellular, Dave led the unit's operations prior to its sale to SBC Communications. Previously, he headed sales and marketing efforts at Bell Atlantic Mobile and Metrophone.
Dave is member of the Board of Directors of CableLabs. He recently served as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Internet and Television Association.
A graduate of the University of Richmond, he holds a BA in political science. Dave resides with his family in Rosemont, PA.
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- Group Chief Marketing, Corporate Affairs and People Officer
- Sky in 2018 As Group Chief Marketing and Corporate Affairs Officer
Debbie joined Sky in 2018 as Group Chief Marketing and Corporate Affairs Officer and has recently extended her remit to include People. She has responsibility for overall brand and marketing development, as well as leading corporate communications, public affairs, internal communications, Sky's Bigger Picture (corporate social responsibility) program and human resources.
Prior to joining Sky, Debbie was Chief Executive Europe and Asia Pacific at The Engine Group, an integrated marketing services business where she had worked closely with Sky for the previous 12 years. She held various leadership roles in her 20 years at the firm, including Head of Strategy. Earlier in her career she worked in Strategy and Insight at Saatchi & Saatchi and started as a graduate at Nielsen.
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- Chairman, Universal Filmed Entertainment Group
As Chairman, Universal Filmed Entertainment Group (UFEG), Donna Langley is responsible for the global creative strategy and business operations for the motion picture group. In this role, she oversees the production, marketing and distribution for film and television content across Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation (DWA), Focus Features, Universal Pictures International and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
Under Langley's strategic vision, Universal has been a consistent leader in the theatrical marketplace as the studio has successfully expanded and reinvigorated its core franchises including Fast & Furious, DWA's How to Train Your Dragon, Jurassic World, the Bourne series, Pitch Perfect, Illumination's Despicable Me as well as Fifty Shades, Mamma Mia, Ride Along, and The Purge. Through her stewardship in building a franchise business and securing long-term filmmaker partnerships with Amblin Entertainment, Blumhouse Productions, Illumination, and Monkeypaw Productions, she has positioned Universal a key content supplier to the broader NBCU portfolio including Universal Brand Development, Peacock and Theme Parks. Langley has also distinguished the studio a creative home to a generation of emerging filmmakers and content creators who champion original and inclusive storytelling.
Prior to being named sole Chairman, UFEG, in 2019, Langley served as Chairman of Universal Pictures since 2013 where she engineered a strategic slate of all-audience tentpoles, breakthrough comedies, and pop-culture hit horror films that resulted in four years of record global profit, and the two most profitable years in the studio's 107-year history. During her tenure, Langley led Focus Features' global realignment with Universal Pictures International; oversaw the studio's successful integration of DreamWorks Animation; and launched the Global Talent Development & Inclusion group, making Universal the first major feature studio to have a department working with both production and workforce to build on the company's commitment to progressing diversity and inclusion.
The studio has received numerous awards under Langley's leadership. Most recently, Sam Mendes' highly-acclaimed 1917 won the Golden Globes Awards for Best Picture and Best Director; in 2019, Universal Pictures and Focus Features took home five Academy Awards® including the Best Picture Oscar® for Green Book and the Best Adapted Screenplay award for BlacKkKlansman; and in 2018, Get Out took home an Academy Award ® for Best Original Screenplay.
Additional commercial and critical hits Langley has presided over include Hobbs & Shaw, Us, Downton Abbey, Harriet, Queen & Slim, Good Boys, Yesterday, Glass, Night School, Halloween, Illumination's Dr. Seuss' The Grinch, and The Secret Life of Pets 1 & 2, Girls Trip, Split, Straight Outta Compton, Atomic Blonde, Ride Along, Bridesmaids, Neighbors, Unbroken, Trainwreck, Les Misérables, The Theory of Everything, The Danish Girl and Ray, among many others. She first joined Universal in 2001 as Senior Vice President of Production, and subsequently served as President of Production, Co-Chairman, Universal Pictures. She began her career at New Line Cinema, where she worked on hit Austin Powers franchise, as well as The Cell and Drop Dead Gorgeous.
Over the years, Langley has been recognized for her impact on the film and entertainment industry. A native of the United Kingdom, she is the first British female to run a major Hollywood studio, and was recently awarded a Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE) title by the Queen in her 2020 New Year's Honour List. The honour recognizes Langley's many accomplishments in redefining popular culture and her efforts to expand networks and opportunities for women and people of color in the entertainment industry, while also championing organizations dedicated to providing access, networks and pathways to success, for all people. She is also a recipient of 2018 Producers Guild of America's Milestone Award; the 2016 Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation Pioneer of the Year Award; and the 2014 Women in Film's Crystal Award for Excellence in Film.
A passionate advocate for mentorship and female empowerment, Langley is an Ambassador for Vital Voices Global Ambassadors Program and has served on the organization's Board of Directors since 2013. She was also a key founder of The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Film Mentorship program.
A voting member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Langley serves on the Board of Trustees for the American Film Institute, Motion Picture Association (MPA), USC's School of Cinematic Arts Board of Councilors, and SAG-AFTRA Foundation's Entertainment Industry Council.
Langley resides in Los Angeles with her family.
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- Vice President of Corporate Development
Douglas A Weiss serves as Vice President of Corporate Development for Comcast Corporation. In this role, Doug helps develop Comcast's corporate strategy through the execution of mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic investments. He was involved in the sale of Comcast's A&E interest, the acquisition of NBCUniversal, Universal Studios Japan, and iControl, and the purchase of Blackstone's interest in Universal Orlando.
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- Director
- Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DuPont De Nemours, Inc
Edward D. Breen* has served as a director since February 2014. Mr. Breen is the Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DuPont de Nemours, Inc. Before becoming CEO, he was Executive Chairman of DuPont and previously served as CEO of DowDuPont and DuPont since 2015. Mr. Breen was the Chief Executive Officer of Tyco International Ltd. from July 2002 until September 2012, was the Chairman of its Board until March 2016 and was one of its directors until September 2016. Prior to joining Tyco International, Mr. Breen was President and Chief Operating Officer of Motorola from January 2002 to July 2002 and served in multiple leadership roles in Motorola's Networks Sector and Broadband Communications Sector. He served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of General Instrument Corporation from December 1997 to January 2000. Mr. Breen also serves as a director of International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. and is a member of the board of trustees of Grove City College, Lebanon Valley College and The Hunt School of Princeton.
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- Assistant Secretary
- Senior Deputy General Counsel
- Senior Vice President
Elizabeth Wideman serves as Senior Vice President and Senior Deputy General Counsel for Comcast Corporation. In this role, she primarily oversees legal matters related to U.S. securities laws, shareholder services and corporate governance. Liz has worked in the Law Department of Comcast Corporation since 2008.
Before joining Comcast, Liz was counsel at Susquehanna International Group, and prior to that, was an associate in the Corporate and Securities Group at Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP in Philadelphia, PA, where she focused on public company securities matters, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity and other corporate transactions.
Liz currently serves on the boards of the U.S. exchanges operated by Nasdaq, Inc., which include The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, Nasdaq PHLX LLC, Nasdaq BX, Inc., Nasdaq ISE, LLC, Nasdaq MRX, LLC, and Nasdaq GEMX, LLC. She is also a member of the board of directors of the Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society (PAWS). Liz graduated magna cum laude from Villanova University with a B.S. in management and received her J.D. from Boston College Law School. Liz lives in Philadelphia, PA with her husband.
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- Vice President
- Vice President, Finance Planning & Analysis
Evan Koch serves as Vice President of Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis. In this role, he develops the long-term plans for Comcast to meet its enterprise financial goals and assesses the performance of Comcast's businesses and investments.
Since joining Comcast in 2006, Evan has held multiple roles spanning the company's strategy, finance, and business development organizations. Immediately before joining the Corporate FP&A organization, Evan served as the financial leader for the cable investment portfolio, driving enterprise prioritization of key growth and business innovation projects. Prior to that position, Evan was instrumental in the conception and launch of both Internet Essentials and Xfinity Prepaid - and served as head of strategy and development during the initial creation of Xfinity Mobile.
Prior to joining Comcast, Evan founded and ran an independent record label, where he oversaw the production of multiple critically acclaimed albums. He previously advised electricity companies on power plant investment decisions as an analyst at The NorthBridge Group. Evan earned his MBA in Finance and Marketing from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from Dartmouth College.
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- Senior Deputy General Counsel
- Executive Vice President, Legal Regulatory Affairs & Senior Deputy General Counsel
- Member of the Federal Communications Bar Association
Francis M. Buono serves as Executive Vice President of Legal Regulatory Affairs and Senior Deputy General Counsel for Comcast Corporation. As head of the Legal Regulatory Group, Frank is responsible for providing corporate-wide legal advice on regulatory matters and overseeing the company's legal regulatory advocacy, including filings in federal, state, and local regulatory proceedings and related litigation and appeals. He also oversees compliance with the regulatory requirements imposed on the company at each of these levels of government.
Prior to joining Comcast, Frank was a Partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, where he served as Chair of the Communications, Media & Privacy Department. During his 25 years with the firm, he represented cable operators, Internet service providers, video programmers, and equipment manufacturers in major FCC rulemakings, merger transactions, and congressional legislation (including the Telecommunications Act of 1996), as well as in administrative adjudications regarding the FCC's program access, program carriage, rate regulation, navigation device, effective competition, cable ownership, and must-carry rules. He also represented financial institutions, information service providers, retailers, communications providers, insurance companies, cloud computing vendors, and others on various U.S. and international data privacy and data security issues.
Frank is a member of the Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA) and has previously served as the Co-Chair of the FCBA's Cable Practice Committee. He has authored numerous articles on communications, intellectual property, e-commerce, and data privacy law. He graduated from both Georgetown University and Georgetown University Law Center with high honors. Frank lives in Arlington, VA with his wife Miriam of 30 years and is the proud father of six children. He is a passionate coach of youth baseball and basketball.
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- Global Chief Product Officer
Fraser is the Global Chief Product Officer for Comcast and Sky. In this role, Fraser leads teams across Comcast Cable and Sky that develop and design our products, to further enhance our global technology platform and seamlessly integrate our voice search, discovery, apps and interactive features to deliver intuitive experiences to our customers. Previously, Fraser was Sky's Group Chief Product Officer joining the business in June 2019 from Sky's parent company Comcast. He joined Comcast in 2014, rising to Senior Vice President of Digital Home, Devices and AI overseeing product developments including the company-wide effort to become all IP and the launch of the first voice-controlled remote control. Prior to his time at Comcast, Fraser held roles at Verizon, Intel Media and Sky.
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- Executive Vice President
- Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy
Geoffrey Sands serves as Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy, for Comcast Corporation. In this role, he is responsible for helping to drive the overall growth strategy at the company, including business opportunities and partnerships.
Prior to joining Comcast, Sands was an independent consultant, advising senior management and boards of directors on strategy, operations, growth, and profitability. He is an Emeritus Director of McKinsey & Company where he headed the Global Media and Entertainment practice for over 10 years and led the firm's work with U.S. cable, consumer technology, and media companies, along with global professional development for associate partners. Before McKinsey & Company, Sands was a lead partner in the Telecom, Media, and Technology Practice at Booz Allen Hamilton.
Sands serves on the boards of directors of the Sundance Institute, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), and Participant Media. He received a BA in Economics and Political Science and an MBA from Yale University.
Gerald L. Hassell has served as a director since May 2008. He was the Chief Executive Officer of The Bank of New York Mellon from 2011 until July 2017, and was Chairman of its Board until December 2017. Prior to the merger of The Bank of New York Company, Inc. and Mellon Financial Corporation in July 2007, Mr. Hassell was President of The Bank of New York Company, Inc. and The Bank of New York. Mr. Hassell serves as a director of MetLife, Inc. and is a member of the board of trustees of Duke University and a member of the board of directors of Duke University Health System.
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- President, Connectivity Services and Consumer Experience
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- Senior Vice President, Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis
Greg Horn serves as Senior Vice President of Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis for Comcast Corporation. In this role, he is responsible for assessing the company's financial performance in order to ensure priorities and strategy are aligned with corporate objectives, increased shareholder value, and appropriate financial controls.
Greg was previously Vice President of Investor Relations, helping to communicate the company's strategy and business initiatives to shareholders and Wall Street. Before that, Greg was Cable Senior Vice President of Strategic Business Planning & Project Management, where he was responsible for financial analysis and long-range planning to support the overall growth of Comcast Cable. In addition, he was the finance lead for Xfinity Mobile, including leading the credit and fraud teams. He also led finance for the Consumer Services Group, including the Video, Internet, Voice, and Xfinity Home products.
Prior to that, Greg served as Vice President of Business Development for Communications and Data Services for Comcast Cable. He focused on wireless strategy and internet adoption, including the development and rollout of Internet Essentials, which has become the nation's largest and most comprehensive internet adoption program for low income Americans.
Before joining Comcast, Greg was a senior manager in Accenture's Strategy practice, specializing in communications and technology industries. Prior to Accenture, he worked for K&S Semiconductor leading FP&A and began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Greg received a Master of Business Administration from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Science from Lehigh University.
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- President, Content Acquisition, Comcast Cable
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- Vice President, Corporate Development
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- Vice President, Technical Controller
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- Vice President, Corporate Strategy
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- President, Comcast Advertising
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- Regional Senior Vice President, Big South Region
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- Executive Vice President, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer
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- Chief Executive Officer, NBCUniversal
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- Chief Communications Officer
- Executive Vice President
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- Vice President and Operational Controller
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- Senior Vice President, Chicago Region
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- Senior Vice President, Corporate & Financial Communications
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- Vice President, Corporate Development
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- Senior Vice President, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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- Executive Vice President, Administration
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- President, Northeast Division
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- Executive Vice President
- General Counsel of NBCUniversal
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- Senior Vice President, Internal Communications
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- Executive Vice President, Tax
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- Chairman, Global Advertising and Partnerships
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- Executive Vice President, Comcast Global Audit & General Auditor
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- Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, Comcast Cable
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- Executive Vice President & Senior Deputy General Counsel, Comcast Corporation and Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Comcast Cable
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- Senior Vice President, Chief Mergers & Acquisitions Counsel and Senior Deputy General Counsel
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- Executive Vice President, Investor Relations
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- Managing Director, Comcast Advertising
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- Vice President, Corporate Development
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- Chairman, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming
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- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Parks & Resorts
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- Chairman, Content Distribution, NBCUniversal
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- Senior Vice President, Brand & Digital Communications
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- Senior Strategic Advisor, Federal Government & Corporate Affairs
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- Executive Vice President, Federal Government Affairs
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- Group Director, Strategy and Partnerships
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- Chairman, Universal Studio Group
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- Group Chief Technology Officer, Sky
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- Chief Business Development Officer
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- Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Environmental Sustainability
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- Senior Vice President, Government Communications
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- Chief Financial Officer, Sky
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- Executive Vice President & Chief Executive Officer, UK & Europe
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- President, Special Counsel to the CEO
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- Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President, Comcast Cable
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- Chief Legal Officer
- Secretary
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- Senior Vice President, Heartland Region
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- Senior Technology Advisor, Comcast Cable
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- Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis
- Vice President, Finance Planning & Analysis
As Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis for Comcast Corporation, Van Gavitt is responsible for Comcast NBCUniversal's consolidated financial planning and provides analysis to identify industry and business trends.
Previously, Van served as Vice President of Strategic Business Planning for Comcast Cable where he was responsible for long range planning and analysis.
Van is a graduate of Comcast's Financial Management Leadership Program where he completed rotations with Cable Financial Planning & Analysis, Beltway Cable Region and Corporate Strategic and Financial Planning.
Prior to joining Comcast, Van worked in BDO's Audit & Assurance practice in Philadelphia.
Van graduated from Villanova University with a B.S. and Master's in Accounting. Van resides in New Jersey with his wife and their two sons.
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- Executive Vice President, Human Resources