Cesar R. Conde

Cesar Conde was appointed Chairman of the NBCUniversal News Group, the nation's largest news organization, in May 2020, with oversight of NBC News, MSNBC and CNBC. Under his leadership, the News Group has made substantial investments in digital and streaming, accelerating its leading position across all platforms. 

Becoming the first Hispanic to lead a major English-language news organization, Conde gained oversight of the News Group amid one of the most intense and challenging news cycles in recent history. He steered the organization during a global pandemic, an ensuring economic crisis and historic social unrest, which all unfolded against the backdrop of a complex election cycle.

Previously, Conde was Chairman of NBCUniversal International Group and NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises. While leading Telemundo Enterprises, he propelled the Spanish-language network to rank number one for the first time in its history in primetime among key consumer demographics. Before that he was President of Univision Networks. He is credited with transforming the Spanish-language media company into a leading global, multi-platform media brand.

Conde served as a White House Fellow for Secretary of State Colin L. Powell from 2002-2003. He serves on the boards of directors of Walmart and PepsiCo, and is a trustee of the Aspen Institute and the Paley Center for Media, a board member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum. He holds a B.A. with honors from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.