Comcast Corp. Names Broderick D. Johnson Executive Vice President, Public Policy & Executive Vice President, Digital Equity
July 13 2021 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
Comcast Corporation announced today that Broderick D. Johnson
will join the company as Executive Vice President, Public Policy
and Executive Vice President, Digital Equity. Mr. Johnson will
oversee the company’s Public Policy team in Washington, DC, and
will take overall responsibility for Comcast’s leading role in the
digital equity space. He will report to Tom Reid, Chief Legal
Officer and Secretary. Mr. Johnson will succeed Rebecca Arbogast
leading the Public Policy team and will work in concert with Mitch
Rose, Executive Vice President, Federal Government Affairs who
oversees the company’s legislative and regulatory teams.
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“Broderick is a highly trusted and respected leader in the
public policy arena. We welcome his strategic insights and his
passion for promoting digital equity,” said Mr. Reid. “We share the
goal of connecting as many Americans as possible to broadband and
Broderick’s rich experience will bring invaluable knowledge and
understanding to the company. Rebecca has been instrumental in
guiding our public policy activities over the last decade, we thank
her for that and we congratulate Rebecca on her retirement.”
Comcast has pledged an expansion of its decade-long efforts to
close the digital equity gap with a $1 billion commitment to reach
an additional 50 million Americans over the next 10 years. This
commitment includes investments in a number of critical areas,
including: additional support for its ongoing Lift Zone initiative,
which establishes WiFi-connected safe spaces in 1,000+ community
centers nationwide for students and adults by the end of 2021; new
laptop and computer donations; grants for nonprofit community
organizations to create opportunities for low-income Americans,
particularly in media, arts, technology, and entrepreneurship; and
continued investment in the company’s landmark Internet Essentials
program.
With over three decades of experience as a lawyer, policy
advisor and strategist, Mr. Johnson joins Comcast from Covington
& Burling. He has served under two U.S. Presidents: as Deputy
Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs in the Clinton
Administration and as Assistant to the President and Cabinet
Secretary for the Obama Administration. While serving in the Obama
Administration, he was also appointed as chairman of the White
House’s My Brother’s Keeper Task Force, an interagency initiative
designed to identify and address the disparities that hamper the
success of boys and young men of color, and to improve the lives of
all youth. Mr. Johnson has been a senior advisor for several
presidential campaigns and worked numerous senior positions on
Capitol Hill, including in House Office of the Legislative Counsel,
and as chief counsel to two standing committees. He also previously
served in senior positions with AT&T and was a partner at Bryan
Cave Leighton Paisner.
Mr. Johnson earned a Juris Doctorate degree from the University
of Michigan and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of the
Holy Cross. Among his positions on non-profit entities, he serves
as chairman of the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance Advisory Council,
and is a board member of the Obama Foundation, the Black Economic
Alliance, and the Wolf Trap Foundation.
About Comcast Corporation
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and
technology company that connects people to moments that matter. We
are principally focused on broadband, aggregation, and streaming
with over 56 million customer relationships across the United
States and Europe. We deliver broadband, wireless, and video
through our Xfinity, Comcast Business, and Sky brands; create,
distribute, and stream leading entertainment, sports, and news
through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, Universal Studio
Group, Sky Studios, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks,
multiple cable networks, Peacock, NBCUniversal News Group, NBC
Sports, Sky News, and Sky Sports; and provide memorable experiences
at Universal Parks and Resorts in the United States and Asia. Visit
www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.
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