Robert Charles Wright

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Robert ("Bob") Charles Wright (born 1943) is a U.S. television businessman. He graduated from Chaminade High School, the College of the Holy Cross and obtained also a LLB from University of Virginia Law School.

He served as president, CEO, and chairman of NBC from 1986 to the present (2005). In addition, Bob Wright served as Vice Chairman of General Electric (the owner of NBC) from 1990's to the present (2005).

Earlier he was President of GE Financial Services and before that President of Cox Cable.

Because of his grandson who was diagnosed with autism in 2004, he helped create a foundation called Autism Speaks.

References

[Bio from GE Annual Report]
[Autism Speaks Founders Message]

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