Randy Falco
| Randy Falco | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Randel A. Falco December 26, 1953 The Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | United States |
| Occupation | President and chief executive officer for Univision Communications Inc. |
| Known for | Former CEO of AOL Former President of NBC |
Randel A. "Randy" Falco (born Dec. 26, 1953) is an American media executive. Falco has been President and CEO of Univision Communications Inc. since June 2011. Before joining Univision in January 2011 as Executive Vice President and COO, he served as Chairman of the Board and CEO of AOL from Nov. 2006 to March 2009. Prior to his tenure at AOL, he spent 31 years at NBC, including serving as the network’s President and COO.
Falco, a native of the Bronx, NY, attended Iona College, where he received his Bachelor of Business Administration in finance in 1975 and his Master of Business Administration, also in finance, in 1979. He received an honorary doctorate from Iona College in 2001. Randy and his wife Susan have three children. Falco sits on the board of directors of the Ronald McDonald House and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
Falco began his career at NBC in September 1975. In 31 years with the network, he held several managerial positions in finance, technical operations, and corporate strategic planning. From 1986 to 1991, he served as Vice President of Finance and Administration, NBC Sports. In 1993, Falco was named President of NBC's Broadcast and Network Operations division. He oversaw the facilities and operations of the NBC Television Network worldwide, where he oversaw the design and creation of the Today Show's "Window on the World" studio, MSNBC's state-of-the-art broadcast facilities in Secaucus, N.J., and the digital conversion of the NBC Television Network. He also served as a GE officer.
Discovery Communications President and CEO David Zaslav, a former NBC colleague of Falco’s, said, “Don’t ever underestimate Randy Falco. He doesn’t come in raising his voice, he doesn’t pound on the table. He listens, hears the data and moves forward hard.”
Falco played a key role in the NBC-Universal merger, leading him to be named President of the NBC Universal Television Network Group in 2004. The Wall Street Journal described him as an “unassuming executive” who became a “major player in integrating a daunting collection of operations and personalities.”
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