Brian L. Roberts

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Brian L. Roberts) Brian L. Roberts (born June 28, 1959) is an American businessman who has served as the chairman and chief executive officer of Comcast Corporation since 2002 and 1990, respectively. The son of Comcast founder Ralph J. Roberts, he joined the company in 1981 after earning a Bachelor of Science degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Under his leadership, Comcast expanded from a regional cable operator with $657 million in annual revenue and 2.4 million customers in 1990 to a global media and technology company with operations in broadband, video, voice, wireless, and theme parks through subsidiaries like NBCUniversal. Roberts, whose net worth is estimated at $1.5 billion as of October 2025, has also been involved in sports as chairman of Comcast Spectacor, owner of the Philadelphia Flyers NHL franchise and the Wells Fargo Center arena. A competitive squash player, he won gold and silver medals representing the United States at the Maccabiah Games in Israel.

In brief

Brian L. Roberts grew up in the business Ralph J. Roberts built, a Philadelphia cable story that became a national wire. The board made him president at thirty-one and chief executive a dozen years later.

Under him Comcast bought broadcast and theme-park assets and treated broadband as the real product. The firm is now one of the country’s largest media employers — a family company that outgrew the family room.