Michael S. Willner | |
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| Co-Chair of the Forward Party | |
| Assumed office July 28, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1952 |
| Political party | Forward |
| Education | Boston University (BA) |
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| Website | www |
Michael S. Willner is an American businessman, lobbyist, and politician serving as National Co-chair of the Forward Party alongside Andrew Yang and Christine Todd Whitman.
Career
Willner spent much of his career in the cable television industry, where he served as vice-chairman and CEO of Penthera and co-founded Insight Communications in 1985, where he served as CEO and vice chairman of the board until February 2012 when the company was sold to Time Warner Cable in February 2012.[1][2]
In 2014, Willner settled a class action lawsuit for recommending a Ponzi scheme run by Glen Galemmo. Willner said he was unaware it was a Ponzi scheme.[3]
References
- ↑ "Time Warner Cable Buys Cable Company Insight Communications For $3 Billion". TechCrunch. 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ↑ Kent Gibbons (2014-05-15). "Michael Willner To Head Comcast-Charter Venture". Multichannel News. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ↑ Hunt, Amber. "Galemmo's victims to split $1.4M in settlement". The Enquirer. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
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