Devesh Raj Joins Comcast Corporation as Senior Vice President of Strategic and Financial Planning
November 19 2014 - 1:00PM
Business Wire
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) announced today that
Devesh Raj has joined the company as Senior Vice President of
Strategic and Financial Planning. In this role, Raj will help drive
the overall growth strategy at Comcast and NBCUniversal, including
leading the identification and pursuit of strategic business
opportunities, partnerships, alliances, and licensing agreements.
He reports to Alexander Evans, Executive Vice President of Global
Corporate Development and Strategy for Comcast Corporation, and
will be based at Comcast’s headquarters in Philadelphia.
Devesh Raj, SVP of Strategic and
Financial Planning, Comcast Corporation (Photo: Business Wire)
Prior to joining Comcast, Raj spent the past 14 years at The
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in New York where he served as a
Senior Partner and Managing Director leading the firm’s
Telecommunications, Media, and Technology practice in North
America. In that capacity, he focused on strategy and assessment
for leading companies and emerging businesses in technology, media,
software development, cloud innovations, and customer service
transformations.
“Devesh is an extremely talented and highly respected
professional in the technology industry with an impressive track
record of identifying opportunities for growth and change,” said
Mr. Evans. “I am thrilled to welcome him to Comcast, where he will
serve as an integral member of our strategy leadership team, drive
our long-range planning, and bring new ideas and business concepts
to the company.”
Raj earned a PhD in applied physics from Yale University. He
serves on the Board of Trustees for the New York Hall of Science
and was selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic
Forum earlier this year.
About Comcast Corporation
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) is a global media and
technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and
NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is the nation’s largest video,
high-speed Internet and phone provider to residential customers
under the XFINITY brand and also provides these services to
businesses. NBCUniversal operates news, entertainment and sports
cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks,
television production operations, television station groups,
Universal Pictures and Universal Parks and Resorts. Visit
www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.
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