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Stephen B. Burke President, Comcast Cable Communications |
Steve Burke, who joined Comcast in 1998 as President of Comcast Cable has been a driving force in the Company’s growth from a cable industry leader to one of the nation’s leading communication, entertainment and information companies. Under Mr. Burke’s leadership, Comcast has become the largest cable company, largest residential internet service provider, third largest phone company in America and recently launched a wireless business. In addition to overseeing the Company’s products and services, Mr. Burke oversees Comcast’s programming networks, advertising and Comcast Interactive Media.
Since his arrival at Comcast, Mr. Burke has guided Comcast into its role as a leader in multiplatform video entertainment distribution, including the Company's industry changing video on demand platform and On Demand Online video offerings. Comcast's On Demand service, which was introduced in 2003, now offers more than 17,000 choices a month and has had over 13 billion customer views since launch. Mr. Burke has been praised for leading the highly successful and unprecedented integration of AT&T Broadband with Comcast. His work at Comcast has earned numerous industry awards, including the 2006 and 2003 Multichannel News Cable Operator of the Year Award and the National Cable & Telecommunications Association’s 2001 Vanguard Award for Cable Operations Management.
Before joining Comcast, Mr. Burke served with The Walt Disney Company as President of ABC Broadcasting. Mr. Burke joined The Walt Disney Company in January 1986, where he helped to develop and found The Disney Stores. In 1992, he moved to Euro Disney S.A., where, as President and Chief Operating Officer, he helped to lead a comprehensive restructuring effort.
Mr. Burke serves on the Board of Directors for J.P. Morgan and The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He also dedicates his time and expertise to numerous cable industry initiatives, serving as Chairman of the Executive Committee for C-SPAN, a public service created by the cable television industry.
Mr. Burke, 51, is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Colgate University and earned an MBA from the Harvard Business School. He lives in Haverford, PA, with his wife and five children.