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OPERATIONS LEADERS
51. COMMUNITY RELIEF
Lee Schroeder | EVP, Government & Community Affairs &
Chief Diversity Officer
Altice USA
Years in Media &
Broadband: 24
Education: BA, Williams
College
My personal
superpower is: Waking
up without an alarm
clock at the exact time
Schroeder led Altice USA's
participation in former FCC
chair Ajit Pai's Keep Americans
Connected Pledge.
She took the commitment
further, extending the
60-day free internet offer
to support remote learning
for students to 100+ days
to match up with the end
of the school year. She
restarted the initiative at
Altice for the 2020-21 school year and it continues today. Schroeder
also helped Altice launch a $10 million Community Relief Program,
which supported small businesses with grants in partnership with
the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Save Small Business
and the Coalition to Back Black Business. It also provided ad
credits through a4 to more than 1,200 SMBs across its footprint, and
partnered with local school districts to provide grants and devices to
support remote learning.
MY PROUDEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS ARE... 1) Altice USA's support
of customers, small businesses, and communities impacted by the
pandemic through grants and ad credits for small businesses, iPad and
donations through Donors Choose for 2,196 schools, and free services
for households with students and 2) the way that Altice USA employees
across the board have engaged in a thoughtful and meaningful way
on the issues of racism, discrimination, and allyship to contribute to
creating a more inclusive workplace.
WHAT HABIT ARE YOU KEEPING POST-PANDEMIC?
Family dinners...everyone in the industry works so hard, at all times of
the day. But taking that break to reconnect with your family is critical to
you being your best self at work. For me and my family, it is sharing a
family dinner as often as possible.
YOUR PERSONAL D&I EPIPHANY? Each person has much to
learn and more to contribute in making change happen. Vulnerability is
critical to being able to hear and then act in a way that makes a difference.
WHAT ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS
SUMMER? Having friends and family over to hang out around the fire
pit and see people's full faces, not just their eyes (which are expressive
but not the full picture.) ■
52. A NEW VENTURE
Sam Schwartz | Chief Business Development Officer
Comcast Cable
Years in Media & Broadband: 20+
Education: BS, Engineering, University of Pennsylvania; MBA,
University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business
Schwartz's domain grew this past year as the company folded
Comcast Ventures into the business development division. The
November move put Schwartz, a founding partner of the division,
in the position of selecting when Ventures acquires companies
outright or makes seed, venture or later-stage contributions. The
combined units also support Comcast's streaming and broadband
distribution businesses, providing a forward-looking structure to
make investments. ■
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