NCTA's Kyle McSlarrow Joins Comcast Corporation

Comcast announced that Kyle McSlarrow will join the company in early April as President, Comcast/NBC Universal, Washington, DC. Since March 2005, McSlarrow has served as President and CEO of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA).

McSlarrow will have dual responsibilities in business operations and public policy in Washington, DC. On the operations side, McSlarrow will help lead the company’s efforts in the Washington metropolitan area around the customer experience and product development. In addition, McSlarrow will participate in national efforts to improve the customer experience and will help lead strategic planning around the extension of Comcast Business Services at the federal and state government levels. McSlarrow also will lead Comcast’s public policy office in Washington, DC. He will report to David Cohen, Executive Vice President, Comcast Corporation, and work closely with Neil Smit, President of Comcast Cable, and Steve Burke, CEO of NBCUniversal, and their senior teams.

Prior to joining NCTA, McSlarrow served as the Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy and before that was the Vice President of Political and Government Affairs for Grassroots.com, a privately-held Internet company marketing web-based political tools and services. McSlarrow has held numerous positions, including serving as the National Chairman for the Quayle 2000 Presidential Campaign, Chief of Staff for U.S. Senator Paul Coverdell and Deputy Chief of Staff and Chief Counsel for Senate Majority Leaders Bob Dole and Trent Lott.