- Rocco B. Commisso
Rocco B. Commisso is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Mediacom. He was born in
Calabria ,Italy , he immigrated to the U.S. at age 12.Work
*Currently the
Founder ,Chairman andCEO ofMediacom , founded the predecessor company in July 1995.
*He serves on theboard of directors and executive committees of theNational Cable & Telecommunications Association andCableLabs , Inc., and on the board of directors ofC-SPAN and theNational Italian American Foundation and is an honorary chair ofCable Positive .
*He was theExecutive Vice President ,Chief Financial Officer and Director ofCablevision Industries Corporation from 1986-1995.
*Before then he served as theSenior Vice President ofRoyal Bank of Canada 's affiliate from 1981 where he founded and directed a specialized lending group to media and communication companies.
*In 1978 he managed TheChase Manhattan Bank 's lending activities to communication firms.Education
Bachelor of Science inIndustrial Engineering andMaster of Business Administration fromColumbia University .
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