Andy Albert is Vice President of Programming for Cox Communications Inc. In this role, he is responsible for negotiating program carriage agreements with content producers such as ESPN, Disney, CNN, NBC, Univision, and HBO. He is actively involved in the company’s deployment of video on demand and high definition services, as well as the company’s multicultural programming strategy. He joined Cox Communications in 1995 as Director of Programming and was promoted to Executive Director of Programming in 2002. In 2003, Albert was promoted to Vice President.

Prior to joining Cox, Mr. Albert served as Director of Programming and Director of Budgets and Financial Analysis for TeleCable Corporation in Norfolk, Va. Albert joined the General Electric Company in its Financial Management Program and served as a Sales and Marketing Analyst.

Albert holds a dual bachelor’s degree in finance and telecommunications management, magna cum laude, from Syracuse University and an M.B.A. from the College of William & Mary. He was a founding member of the Atlanta Chapter of Cable Positive and was co-chairperson of its sponsorship committee for two years. He was a participant in CTAMU at Harvard University. He was the member of teams which received the Cox’s Vision Award for Leadership and for Diversity in 2004 as well as 1st place for Excellence in Multicultural Marketing from CTAM/NAMIC for the launch of Paquete Latino in 2005.

August 2006