Elad Nafshi

Executive VP & Chief Network Officer at Comcast Cable

Speaker

Elad Nafshi serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Network Officer for Comcast Cable. In this role, he leads the unified core and access network teams that drive innovation, reliability, scalability, and performance across our network. Elad drives strategy for the nation’s largest gigabit Internet network and is a global leader in the 10G technology that enables Comcast to deliver a next-generation broadband experience to millions of homes and businesses. Under his leadership, the Comcast network team has been awarded a Technology & Engineering Emmy^® Award in recognition for the impact of their work on technology innovation.

Elad joined Comcast in 2005 and has held several network, product development and management roles since that time. He has led a number of high-profile initiatives around Next Generation Access Network, Cloud TV, Cloud DVR Interactive Television, Addressable Advertising, Digital Set-Top-Boxes, On-Screen Guides and other key programs.

Prior to joining Comcast, Elad led the product management and development group of RCN Corporation, a regional high speed internet service, digital cable TV, and home phone service provider, where he enabled the then-startup to capture share and consumer awareness against much larger competitors.

Elad graduated from The Buchmann School of Law at Tel Aviv University in Israel with a focus on corporate and international law. He also holds a master's in business from the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Rochester in New York, where he specialized in electronic commerce and finance.