Randy Falco
Organization leader
1953 –
Who is Randy Falco?
Randy Falco is the present Chairman of the Board and CEO of AOL LLC. He is responsible for setting strategy and overseeing the businesses
and operations of this global Web services company, which operates some
of the Internet's most popular destinations, offers a comprehensive
suite of free software and services, runs one of the country's largest
Internet access businesses, and provides a full set of advertising
solutions.
Falco joined AOL in November 2006 from the NBC Universal Television
Group where he was President and Chief Operating Officer. He was named
to that position in 2005 and was responsible for the group's commercial
and operational functions including affiliate relations, cable
distribution, business development, information technology, network and
studio operations, worldwide television distribution, and Telemundo.
Falco also served as an officer of General Electric, majority owner of
NBC Universal.
During more than 30 years with NBC, Falco also served as President
of the NBC Universal Television Network Group beginning in 2004 and as
Group President of the NBC Television Network, a position to which he
was named in 1998. Before that, he had been President of the NBC
Television Network, beginning in 1998. Falco has also served as Chief
Operating Officer, Olympics, for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt
Lake City, the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, the 1996
Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
He has won six Emmy Awards for these broadcasts.
He previously served as President of NBC's Broadcast and Network
Operations division. Named to that position in 1993, he oversaw the
facilities and operations of the NBC Television Network worldwide.
Falco was responsible for overseeing the design and creation of the
Today show's "Window on the World" studio, MSNBC's state-of-the-art
broadcast facilities in Secaucus, N.J., and the digital conversion of
the NBC Television Network.
From 1986 until 1991, he served as Vice President of Finance and
Administration, NBC Sports. Before that, he held several managerial
positions in finance, technical operations, and corporate strategic
planning after joining NBC in September 1975.
Falco is a graduate of Iona College, New Rochelle, NY, where he
received his bachelor's of business administration in finance in 1975
and his master's of business administration, also in finance, in 1979.
He received an honorary doctorate from Iona College in 2001.
Falco sits on the board of Ronald McDonald House.
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- Born
- Dec 26, 1953
The Bronx - Also known as
- Randel A. Falco
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Iona College
- Employment
- Chief Executive Officer, AOL
- President, NBCUniversal Television Group
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on July 23, 2013
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