Naveen Chopra

Years in Cable: 13

Education: Bachelor’s degrees in Economics and Computer Science, Stanford University; MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business

One Word that Best Describes Me: Thoughtful

Chopra continues to wear lots of hats at TiVo, ably fostering relationships with cable providers and steering the company’s global expansion, which resulted in more than 4 million international subscribers. More recently, he stewarded the launch of the TiVo Bolt product line, oversaw a new partnership with Ness Engineering Software, a strategic relationship with Frontier, and the acquisition of Aereo assets and Cubiware.

What was your first job? Golf caddy

New favorite binge: “Veep”

Hoverboard, driverless car or drone: Driverless car

I watch the majority of programming on this device: Macbook Pro

The technology that will most benefit cable over the next year is… IP video with cloud delivery.

Favorite vacation spot: Any place I’m not working and able to truly be present with my family

My Starbucks order: Tall decaf coffee

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