Biography - John C. Malone
Dr. John C. Malone is the Chairman of the Board of Liberty Global, Inc. (LGI), a position he has held since June, 2005. Dr. Malone is also Chairman of Liberty Media Corporation and Liberty Interactive Corporation. He has held this position with Liberty Media Corporation, Liberty Media Interactive, and their predecessors since 1990. From 1996 to March 1999, when Tele-Communications, Inc. (TCI) merged with AT&T Corporation, he was also Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TCI. Previous to that, from 1973 to 1996, Dr. Malone served as President and CEO of TCI. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Ascent Capital Group, Inc., Discovery Communications, Inc., Expedia, Inc., and SiriusXM Radio Inc. Additionally, Dr. Malone is Chairman Emeritus of the Board for Cable Television Laboratories, Inc., an honorary board member of The Cable Center, as well as Director of several non-profit companies, including the CATO Institute.
Born March 7, 1941, in Milford, Connecticut, Dr. Malone was a Phi Beta Kappa and merit scholar at Yale University where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Economics in 1963. He also received a Master of Science in Industrial Management from Johns Hopkins in 1964 and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Operations Research from Johns Hopkins University in 1967.
Dr. Malone began his career in 1963 at Bell Telephone Laboratories/AT&T in economic planning and research and development. In 1968, he joined McKinsey & Company and in 1970 he became Group Vice President at General Instrument Corporation (GI). He was later named President of Jerrold Electronics, a GI subsidiary.
He served as Director of the National Cable Television Association (NCTA) from 1974 to 1977 and again from 1980 to 1993. During the 1977-1978 term, Dr. Malone was the NCTA's Treasurer.
In 1983, Dr. Malone received the NCTA Vanguard Award, one of the highest honors in the cable television industry. He has received many other awards and honors which include: TVC Magazine Man of the Year Award - 1981; Wall Street Transcript's Gold Award for the cable industry's best Chief Executive Officer - 1982, 1985, 1986 and 1987; Wall Street Transcript’s Silver Award in 1984 and 1989; and Women In Cable's Betsy Magness Fellowship.
About Liberty Global
Liberty Global is the leading international cable operator offering advanced video, voice, and broadband internet services to connect its customers to the world of entertainment, communications and information. As of December 31, 2011, Liberty Global operated state-of-the-art networks serving 20 million customers across 13 countries principally located in Europe and Chile. Liberty Global’s operations also include significant programming businesses such as Chellomedia in Europe.
