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Ralph Joel Roberts (March 13, 1920 – June 18, 2015) was an American businessman who was the founder of Comcast, serving as its CEO for 46 years and as its chairman emeritus until his death in 2015. Early life and education
Brian L. Roberts (born June 28, 1959) is an American entrepreneur, business executive and billionaire.He is the chairman and CEO of Comcast, a multinational telecommunications and media company providing entertainment and communications products and services, founded by his late father, Ralph J. Roberts.
Ralph Roberts may refer to: Ralph J. Roberts (1920–2015), American businessman, co-founder of Comcast Communications; Ralph J. Roberts (geologist) (1911–2007), American geologist; Ralph Roberts (automotive designer), car designer who worked for the Chrysler Corporation; Ralph R. Roberts, Doorkeeper of the United States House of ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Ralph Roberts, who built Comcast from a small cable TV system in Mississippi into one of the nation's largest entertainment companies, has died. He was 95. Comcast said in a ...
Ralph Roberts, a fellow cable pioneer and founder of Comcast, was one of them, recalls Brian Roberts, chairman and CEO of Comcast and a son of Ralph. Ralph Roberts died in 2015 at age 95.
1963: Comcast. Ralph Roberts was already well-established in the business world before he founded Comcast, having successfully sold golf clubs, suspenders, and even Muzak systems.
Brian L. Roberts. Comcast is described as a family business. [20] Brian L. Roberts, its chairman and CEO, is the son of founder Ralph J. Roberts (1920–2015). Roberts owns or controls about 1% of all Comcast shares but all of the Class B supervoting shares, giving him an "undilutable 33% voting power over the company". [21]
The Ralph J. Roberts Stock Index From January 2008 to December 2012, if you bought shares in companies when Ralph J. Roberts joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a 104.1 percent return on your investment, compared to a -2.8 percent return from the S&P 500.