Thomas M. Rutledge is an American communications executive who serves as executive chairman of

Charter Communications Charter Communications, Inc., is an American telecommunications and mass media company with services branded as Spectrum. The company is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. With over 32 million customers in 41 states as of 2022, it is the ...

, having previously served as chairman and CEO before retiring as CEO in December 2022. He previously also served as president of the company from 2012 to 2016. In 2016, Rutledge was the highest paid CEO in the United States, with his compensation from Charter for that year totaling $98.5 million, more than twice as much as the next highest-paid CEO in the US and representing a significant increase over his 2015 earnings of $16.4 million. In the following years, his compensation as chairman and CEO of Charter varied widely, with Rutledge earning $8.15 million in 2018 and $8.74 million in 2019. In 2020, his total compensation from Charter rose to $38.8 million, increasing to $41.9 million in 2021. Before joining Charter, Rutledge served as COO of

Cablevision Cablevision Systems Corporation was an American cable television company with systems serving areas surrounding New York City. It was the fifth-largest cable provider and ninth-largest television provider in the United States. Throughout its ex ...

from 2004 until 2011. He also previously served as president of

Time Warner Cable Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC was an American cable television company. Before it was acquired by Charter Communications on May 18, 2016, it was ranked the second largest cable company in the United States by revenue behind only Comcast, o ...

. Rutledge is currently the chairman of the board of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA), and currently serves on the boards of

CableLabs Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. (CableLabs) is a nonprofit corporation promoting innovation as a research and development lab founded in 1988 by American cable operators. System operators from around the world are eligible to be members. T ...

and

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. In 2011, he received NCTA's Vanguard Award for Distinguished Leadership, the cable industry's highest honor. He is also a member of the Cable Hall of Fame, and was inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame in 2011. He attended California University in

California, Pennsylvania California is a Borough (Pennsylvania), borough on the Monongahela River in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,479 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. ...

, where he graduated with a B.A. in economics in 1977.

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Treatment of employees during a pandemic.
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