B rian L. Roberts is the Chairman and CEO of Comcast Corporation, the American telecommunications and media conglomerate. He is the son of Ralph J. Roberts, who founded Comcast in 1963. Brian has spent his entire career with the company, starting as an intern and working his way up through various leadership positions before being named president in 1990 and succeeding his father as CEO in 2002.
Under Brian Roberts's leadership, Comcast has grown from a major cable company into a global media and technology powerhouse. He has orchestrated a series of transformative acquisitions, most notably the purchase of AT&T Broadband in 2002, which made Comcast the largest cable provider in the U.S. He then led the company's move into content with the 2011 acquisition of NBCUniversal from General Electric, followed by the purchase of the European media giant Sky in 2018. He has successfully navigated the company through massive technological shifts, expanding its broadband business and positioning it as a key player in the global media landscape.