James Dolan

President & Chief Executive Officer
Cablevision Systems Corporation

As president and chief executive officer of Cablevision Systems Corporation, James L. Dolan oversees the company's extensive media and telecommunications properties. Mr. Dolan also serves as executive chairman of Madison Square Garden (MSG), the national sports and entertainment leader that was formerly part of Cablevision's business portfolio.

Under Mr. Dolan's direction, Cablevision is one of the nation's largest operators of cable television systems, developing and delivering the benefits of broadband and digital communications to millions of residential and business customers across the company's New York tri-state area footprint. The company's popular telecommunications services include iO TV digital video, Optimum Voice digital voice, Optimum Online high-speed Internet and Optimum WiFi, the nation's largest and most advanced WiFi network. Cablevision meets the needs of larger companies through Optimum Lightpath, a leading provider of integrated business solutions.

Mr. Dolan also oversees Rainbow Media Holdings LLC, a programming pioneer that reaches hundreds of millions of consumers through some of the country's most watched and recognized cable networks, including AMC, IFC, Sundance Channel and WE tv. Additionally, this Cablevision subsidiary houses IFC Entertainment, a leader in the independent film industry that is dedicated to bringing specialty films to the largest possible audience.

Cablevision's portfolio of operations also includes local media and programming properties. These consist of News 12 Networks' local news channels, MSG Varsity's suite of television and online services covering high school activities, and Newsday Media Group, which features Long Island's leading daily newspaper Newsday. Other entertainment businesses under the Cablevision umbrella include Clearview Cinemas, one of the tri-state area's leading motion picture exhibitors.

On the civic front, Mr. Dolan supports Cablevision's Power to Learn program. The nationally recognized education initiative provides all K-12 schools in the communities Cablevision serves with free access to the company's full suite of Optimum-branded digital video, high-speed Internet and digital voice services.

Mr. Dolan is also dedicated to Cablevision's partnership with The Lustgarten Foundation, an organization he helped found in 1998, which today is the nation's largest private supporter of pancreatic cancer research. In 2008, Cablevision made a multi-year commitment to underwrite the Foundation's costs, ensuring that 100 percent of every donation goes directly to researching this deadly cancer. With Mr. Dolan's backing, Cablevision also uses its assets to advance the curePC campaign, aimed at increasing public awareness of pancreatic cancer, and is responsible for organizing the Holiday Rock & Roll Bash, the Foundation's biggest annual fundraiser.

In addition to his leadership role at Cablevision, Mr. Dolan is executive chairman of MSG, a former Cablevision company of which he was chairman for more than a decade before its spin-off in early 2010. In his present role at MSG, he oversees the Garden's overall growth strategy and the management of its many entities, which include the world-famous arena complex; professional sports teams, the New York Knicks, Rangers and Liberty; sports and entertainment networks MSG, MSG Plus and Fuse; and performance venues such as The Chicago Theatre, and New York's Radio City Music Hall and Beacon Theatre.

Mr. Dolan has led MSG's response to local and national tragedies. He played a principal role in organizing "The Concert For New York City," which generated more than $35 million dollars in aid for 9/11 victims and heroes, and "From The Big Apple to The Big Easy," which raised nearly $9 million for Hurricane Katrina relief. Mr. Dolan also supports MSG's ongoing commitment to the community, particularly through the Garden of Dreams Foundation, the non-profit charity that partners with MSG to help children throughout the New York metropolitan area.

Prior to assuming his current executive positions, Mr. Dolan was CEO of Rainbow Programming Holdings, Inc. (now Rainbow Media Holdings LLC), where he oversaw all facets of the business. He began his career with Cablevision in the 1970s and held a variety of executive positions before overseeing Rainbow Media.

Mr. Dolan presently serves on Cablevision's board of directors and its executive committee, and is a member of MSG's board of directors. He is also on the board of directors of The Lustgarten Foundation, the New York University Steinhardt Dean's Council and the Breathe Easy Play Hard Foundation.