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Thomas J. Reid serves as Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of Comcast Corporation, overseeing Comcast’s legal, corporate governance and strategic intellectual property functions. Tom also oversees the Company’s government and regulatory affairs and political affairs functions.
Tom joined Comcast in April 2019 after a successful career at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, one of the most prestigious law firms in the world. Tom had served as Chairman and Managing Partner of the firm since 2011, and began his career there in 1987. He was a Managing Director in the Investment Banking Division of Morgan Stanley from 2000 to 2003 and then rejoined Davis Polk.
Tom has represented some of the world’s most significant companies and financial intermediaries, providing legal advice and judgment on some of the most important transactions, legal and regulatory issues, and matters in the United States, Europe, and Asia. For nearly four years, he served as Davis Polk’s lead partner with Comcast, and played a critical role in recent significant transactions, including the Sky acquisition completed in 2018.
Tom serves as the Secretary of the Board of Trustees of The Morgan Library & Museum. In 2018, the Pro Bono Partnership honored him with the “Champion Award” in recognition of his deep commitment to pro bono work.
Tom graduated from Edinburgh University with First Class Honors in Law and from Columbia Law School with a Masters in Law.
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Comcast creates incredible technology and entertainment that connects millions of people to the moments and experiences that matter most. They are a global media and technology company with three primary businesses: Comcast Cable, NBCUniversal, and Sky. Comcast Cable is one of the United States’ largest video, high-speed internet, and phone providers to residential customers under the Xfinity brand, and also provides these services to businesses. It also provides wireless and security and automation services to residential customers under the Xfinity brand. Xfinity delivers the best entertainment to customers via X1, Flex and Stream. NBCUniversal is global and 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. Sky is one of Europe's leading media and entertainment companies, connecting customers to a broad range of video content through its pay television services. It also provides communications services, including residential high-speed internet, phone, and wireless services. Sky operates the Sky News broadcast network and sports and entertainment networks, produces original content, and has exclusive content rights. 23 million customers in six countries get brilliant TV, broadband and mobile from Sky. Additional business lines include Comcast Ventures, Comcast Technology Solutions, and Comcast Spectator. Comcast Ventures combines the resources of a global media and technology leader; the expertise of a leading venture fund; and the technical insight, scale, and experience of a strategic investor. Comcast Technology Solutions exists to provide the technologies businesses need in order to provide all these wonderful choices. Lastly, their Comcast Spectator segment is a national leader in the world of sports and entertainment with a portfolio of various professional sport franchises.