Brian L. Roberts
| Brian L. Roberts | |
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| Born |
June 28, 1959 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Residence | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Nationality | United States |
| Education | Germantown Academy |
| Alma mater | Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Chairman and CEO of Comcast |
| Salary | US$26.4 million (2014) |
| Net worth |
 US$1.67 Billion (March 2017) |
| Spouse(s) | Aileen Kennedy Roberts (3 children) |
| Parent(s) | Suzanne (née Fleisher) and Ralph J. Roberts |
Brian L. Roberts (born June 28, 1959) is an American businessman.
Roberts is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Comcast Corporation, an American company providing cable, entertainment, and communications products and services. Under his leadership, Comcast has grown into a global Fortune 50 company uniquely positioned at the intersection of technology and media with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal.
Roberts was born into a Jewish family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Ralph J. Roberts, the founder of Comcast Corporation, and Suzanne Fleisher, a former actress and playwright. Roberts graduated from the Germantown Academy and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1981, and immediately began working for Comcast.
Roberts is Chairman and CEO of Comcast Corporation, and personally controls 33 1/3% of the voting rights of the company. He was named President of Comcast Corporation in 1990 when the company had $657 million in annual revenue. Comcast Corporation’s annual revenue has since grown to $74.5 billion.
Roberts is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA), and a former treasurer. Roberts served as Chairman of NCTA from 1995 to 1996, when the landmark deregulatory 1996 Telecommunications Act became law.
In 2014, Roberts received US$26.4 million in compensation, and in 2015, his net worth was US$1.7 billion.
Institutional Investor Magazine named Roberts as its top vote-getter for three years in a row (2004–06) in the Cable & Satellite category of their America's Best CEOs annual survey; and named Comcast as one of America's Most Shareholder-Friendly Companies in 2006.
Roberts was the recipient of the 2004 Humanitarian Award from the Simon Wiesenthal Center, and was the 2002 Walter Kaitz Foundation Honoree of the Year for his commitment to diversity in the cable industry. The Police Athletic League of Philadelphia honored Roberts with their 2002 award for his commitment to youth programs and community partnerships.
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