Tom Rogers — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame (2013) and Cable Hall of Fame (2016).
Currently Executive Chairman at Claigrid and Oorbit, and Editor-at-Large at Newsweek.
Founded CNBC and MSNBC as the first President of NBC Cable.
Served as the longest-serving President and CEO of TiVo, pioneering streaming to TV.
Drafted the Cable Act of 1984 and other communications laws as Senior Counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives Telecommunications Subcommittee.
Graduate of Wesleyan University and Columbia Law School.

Biography

Tom Rogers is an American media and technology executive with a career spanning over three decades at the nexus of media, digital transformation, technology, and public policy. He currently serves as Executive Chairman of Claigrid, Inc., Executive Chairman of Oorbit Gaming and Entertainment, Chairman at Creative Capital Ventures, and Editor-at-Large for Newsweek. He is also a contributor to CNBC, a network he founded.