Michael S. Willner
Co-Chair of the Forward Party
Assumed office
July 28, 2022
Preceded byPosition established
Personal details
Born1952
Political partyForward
EducationBoston University (BA)
Occupation
  • Entrepreneur
  • Lobbyist
  • Buisnessman
  • author
Websitewww.michaelsinsight.com

Michael S. Willner is an American businessman, lobbyist, and politician serving as National Co-chair of the Forward Party alongside Andrew Yang and Christine Todd Whitman.

Career

Willner spent much of his career in the cable television industry, where he served as vice-chairman and CEO of Penthera and co-founded Insight Communications in 1985, where he served as CEO and vice chairman of the board until February 2012 when the company was sold to Time Warner Cable in February 2012.[1][2]

In 2014, Willner settled a class action lawsuit for recommending a Ponzi scheme run by Glen Galemmo. Willner said he was unaware it was a Ponzi scheme.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Time Warner Cable Buys Cable Company Insight Communications For $3 Billion". TechCrunch. 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  2. ^ Kent Gibbons (2014-05-15). "Michael Willner To Head Comcast-Charter Venture". Multichannel News. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  3. ^ Hunt, Amber. "Galemmo's victims to split $1.4M in settlement". The Enquirer. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
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