Leo Hindery
Leo Hindery is a telecommunications and media executive and the Chairman and CEO of Trine Acquisition Corp, a NYSE-listed special purpose acquisition company. He served as the Managing Partner of InterMedia Partners, a major private equity firm, and the CEO of the YES Network, the nation's premier regional sports network, which he helped form in the summer of 2001 as the television home of the New York Yankees and the New Jersey Nets. Previously, Hindery was the former CEO of Tele-Communications Inc. (TCI) and AT&T Broadband, and former Chairman of the National Cable Television Association.
Leo Hindery Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Academic History
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Master of Business Administration (MBA)
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Bachelor of Arts
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
Chairman of the U.S. Economy, Smart Globalization Initiative
Board of Visitor, Columbia School of Journalism
Co-Chair, Task Force on Jobs Creation
EARLY TECH CAREER
He was Chairman and CEO of GlobalCenter, a major internet services company.
Hindery served as the CEO of TCI, then the world's largest cable television system operator.
In 1999, TCI merged with AT&T and he became President and CEO of AT&T Broadband.
ADVISORY & CONSULTING
Hindery was an economic and trade advisor to presidential candidate Barack Obama, and in 2012 he served as an economic policy surrogate for President Obama.
He also served as Senior Economic Policy Advisor for presidential candidate John Edwards.
RECOGNITIONS
Cable Industry Hall of Fame
2010 30 Individuals with the Most Significant Impact on Cable's Early History
2005 25 Most Influential Executives Over the Past 25 Years
1998 Cable Executive of the Year
1998 Joel A. Berger Award
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
He has been featured or quoted in Forbes, Business Insider, Financial Times, and Yahoo! Finance.