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OPERATIONS LEADERS
29. STIMULATING
Lynn Charytan | EVP & Senior Deputy General Counsel | Comcast Corp.
EVP & General Counsel | Comcast Cable
Years in Media & Broadband: 27+
Education: BA, Columbia University; JD, Harvard Law School
Charytan, per usual, is maintaining a full docket as she oversees all legal affairs for
Comcast Cable and its array of technologies, products and services-as well as leading
Comcast Corp.'s government investigations and interfaces with the government affairs and
regulatory teams. A focus of her work of late has been on the FCC's Emergency Broadband
Benefit stimulus relief. She also was part of the team that settled Byron Allen's long-running
running racial discrimination lawsuit against Comcast. ■
30. HARD WORK
PAYS OFF
Jim Holanda | CEO
RCN/Grande/Wave
Years in Media & Broadband: 33
Education: BA, Political Science,
The Ohio State University
My personal superpower is: Patience
(I have 3 daughters!)
Holanda's work guiding the integration
of RCN, Grande Communications and
Wave Broadband was well worth it. He
saw the return of his investment when
Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners offered
$8.1 billion to purchase Astound
Broadband last fall. RCN, Grande and
Wave surpassed the milestone of serving
more than one million customers in September, and Holanda
worked hard to support the customer base throughout the COVID-19
pandemic. For example, Grande doubled the internet speeds for its
low-cost Internet First program last year, offering speeds up to 50
megabits per second. He's continuing to grow Astound's footprint as
well, completing the acquisition of Texas-based EnTouch systems in
September.
MY PROUDEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT OVER
THE PAST 12 MONTHS IS... The successful sale to Stonepeak
Partners so we may continue to serve customers and employees for
years to come.
WHAT HABIT ARE YOU KEEPING POST-PANDEMIC?
More exercise, less travel.
FAVORITE C-SPAN BUS MEMORY? Duncanville, TX, 1998.
The bus and content was at its prime and the biggest event in town...
so much fun!
WHAT ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS
SUMMER? Attending an actual wedding for the first time in 18
months! And any other activity that involves actually seeing and
interacting with people live. ■
31. HE'S GOT COMCAST'S NUMBER
Steve Croney | CFO & EVP
Comcast Cable
Years in Media & Broadband: 30+
Education: BA, Finance & MBA, California State University, Fullerton
All functional, programmatic and financial operations of Comcast Cable fall under the purview
of Croney, a 30-year veteran of the company who knows the intricacies of its financial
standing inside and out. As the company progresses in its offerings, from Xfinity innovations
to cable and internet bundles, Croney is on the job assuring the moves are both financially
sound and beneficial to customers. ■
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