Sky's new CEO has a graduate qualification that takes up more space than most. Ohio-born Dana Strong (51) has a dual degree from the University of Pennsylvania, with a Bachelor of Science in Economics from The Wharton School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts in History from the College of Arts and Sciences. She played in defence for the women's soccer team.
Her first job was with Coopers & Lybrand in Boston; after a year she moved to Mercer Management Consulting. From 1999 to 2011 she moved up through the Austar telecommunications operation, headquartered in Sydney - until it was taken over by Foxtel. She also picked up a husband, Australian citizenship and a Bronte beachfront house which doubled in value over seven years.
When Foxtel moved in, Dana decamped (where else ?) to Ireland, running UPC from Dublin (finding a beachside address in Portmarnock). After two years came a move to another Liberty Global venture, Virgin Media. She joined Comcast (back in Pennsylvania) in January 2018.
Here's Dana in action.
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