December 10, 2009

CableFAX: 50. Numbers Man: Michael Angelakis

Michael Angelakis

Title: EVP/CFO, Comcast
Age: 45
Education: BA, Babson College; MBA, Harvard
Social Media Quotient: 4

Why Him? We’ll go out on a limb and assume Angelakis will be a busy man at least during the next year. In fact, the last few months have probably only been a taste of what’s to come as Angelakis navigates financial issues surrounding the likely Comcast-NBCU deal. Meanwhile, his deft handling of Comcast’s balance sheet in recent quarters is a good part of the reason the MSO will be able to finance the NBCU transaction in the first place. Get ready for months and months of numbers crunching, Michael.

Worth Watching: This perhaps goes without saying, but Angelakis’ attention to detail and intestinal fortitude will be put to the test if the Comcast-NBCU deal proceeds.

Year Ahead:

The Comcast-NBCU deal means Angelakis is likely secure for a while.