Greg Maffei

Greg Maffei (born May 24, 1960) is President and CEO of Liberty Media Corporation,[1] Liberty Interactive Corporation and its various spun-off entities. Since joining Liberty in 2005, Maffei has been leading the team in transforming these companies to compete in the digital/mobile era in partnership with Chairman John C. Malone.[2]

Companies

Liberty Media owns media, communications and entertainment businesses, including subsidiaries Sirius XM and the Atlanta Braves and an interest Live Nation Entertainment. Liberty Interactive owns digital commerce businesses, including subsidiaries QVC, zulily, Bodybuilding.com, CommerceHub, and Evite, and interests in Expedia, Interval Leisure Group, FTD and HSN. In addition, Maffei serves as President and CEO of Liberty Broadband and Chairman, President and CEO of Liberty TripAdvisor, which were spun off from Liberty Media and Liberty Interactive, respectively, in 2014.[1] Liberty Broadband consists primarily of a stake in Charter Communications and Liberty TripAdvisor holds a controlling interest in TripAdvisor. Under Maffei’s tenure, Liberty's stocks have significantly outperformed the major stock indices and comparable companies.

Business career

Prior to joining Liberty in 2005, Maffei served as President and CFO of Oracle, Chairman, President and CEO of 360networks, CFO of Microsoft, and Chairman of the Board of Expedia. Maffei serves as chairman of the board of the Liberty-related companies, Live Nation Entertainment, Sirius XM, Starz and TripAdvisor, and as a director of Charter Communications, Liberty Broadband, Liberty TripAdvisor and Zillow. Previously, he has been a Director of Barnes & Noble, Citrix, DIRECTV, Dorling Kindersley, Electronic Arts, and Starbucks Coffee.

Maffei is a member of the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College and Council on Foreign Relations. He previously served as President of the Board of Trustees of the Seattle Public Library.

Personal life and education

Maffei lives in Colorado with his wife and children. Maffei received an AB from Dartmouth College and his MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Sisario, Ben. "Live Nation Names Gregory B. Maffei Chairman". New York Times.
  2. ↑ Melby, Caleb. "Malone’s Four Liberty Spinoffs Pay Maffei Combined $57 Million". Bloomberg.
  3. ↑ http://ir.libertymedia.com/management.cfm
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