Greg Maffei – President and Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Interactive Corporation – Email Address

Greg Maffei (born May 24, 1960) is an American businessman. He is the president and chief executive officer of Liberty Media and the chairman of Live Nation EntertainmentSirius XM and TripAdvisor. He is the chairman emeritus of Starz and Expedia, as well as the former chief financial officer of Oracle and Microsoft.

Greg Maffei was born on May 24, 1960.[citation needed] He received an AB from Dartmouth College and his MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar.[2]

Maffei was the Chairman of the Board of Starz and a Director of Barnes & NobleCitrixDIRECTV, Dorling Kindersley, Electronic Arts, and Starbucks Coffee.[3] He also served as President and CFO of Oracle, Chairman, President and CEO of 360networks, CFO of Microsoft, and Chairman of the Board of Expedia.[4]

Maffei joined Liberty Media in 2005. He serves as its president and CEO, as well as the president and CEO of Liberty Interactive Corporation and its various spun-off entities.[5] He also serves as chairman of the board of the Liberty-related companies, Live Nation EntertainmentSirius XM and TripAdvisor, and as a director of Charter Communications, Liberty Broadband, Liberty TripAdvisor and Zillow.[6] Maffei has been leading the team in transforming these companies to compete in the digital/mobile era alongside Chairman John C. Malone.[7]

Liberty Media owns media, communications and entertainment businesses, including subsidiaries Formula 1Sirius XM and the Atlanta Braves and an interest in Live Nation EntertainmentLiberty Interactive owns digital commerce businesses, including subsidiaries QVCzulily and Evite, and interests in Interval Leisure Group, FTD, LendingTree and HSN. In addition, Maffei serves as President and CEO of Liberty Broadband and Chairman, President and CEO of Liberty TripAdvisor, which were spun off from Liberty Media and Liberty Interactive, respectively, in 2014.[5] Liberty Broadband consists primarily of a stake in Charter Communications and Liberty TripAdvisor holds a controlling interest in TripAdvisor.[8] Liberty's stocks have continuously provided great returns for shareholders, for which Liberty Media was headlined in Barron’s in October 2016.[9] Liberty Media ranked #5 in Fortune’s 2017 World’s Most Admired Companies in the Media & Entertainment Industry.[10]

Maffei is a member of the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College and Council on Foreign Relations[11] He previously served as President of the Board of Trustees of the Seattle Public Library.[12]

Liberty Interactive Corporation, commonly referred to as Liberty Interactive, is an American media conglomerate controlled by company Chairman John C. Malone, who owns a majority of the voting shares.

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