Cathy Avgiris

Years in Cable: 23

Education: Baruch College

Herrin works with leaders throughout the com­pany to ensure customers are front and center when it comes to business decisions. As a for­mer SVP of product design and development, he knows all about the X1 platform. A 23-year Com­cast veteran, Avgiris’ contributions have resulted in significant expansion of its Internet and phone services. She was behind the company’s partner­ship with Verizon Wireless and Comcast’s WiFi initiative. Comcast Business raked in $4.7 billion in revenue in 2015 with Stemper at the helm, up from $265 million in 2006. He’ll continue build on Comcast’s position in the enterprise market and expand its national network. Watson covers field ops, customer service, marketing, advertis­ing and more. Customer service improvements and taking products to scale have been top priorities in the past year, which has resulted in reduced churn and subscriber growth in 4Q ’15.

My first job: Boutique in Brooklyn, NY

Favorite charity event you work with: The Career Wardrobe

New favorite binge: “Blindspot”

I watch the majority of programming on this device: Big screen TV

The technology that will most benefit cable over the next year is: WiFi

Favorite vacation spot: Greece, Greek Islands

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