Robert D. Marcus graduated magna cum laude with a BA degree from Brown University in 1987. Robert was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar at Columbia Law School where he earned a JD in 1990 and was also an editor of the Columbia Law Review.
After Columbia Law School he joined the law practice of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and stayed there until 1997. Robert joined Time Warner Inc. in 1998 and held various positions such as Senior Vice President for Mergers & Acquisitions. In August 2005 he joined Time Warner Cable as Senior Executive Vice President in charge of corporate groups such as mergers and acquisitions, law, business affairs, programming and human resource.
Robert led Time Warner Cable’s spinoff from Time Warner in 2009. He also initiated its move to a publicly traded company in 2007 as well as spearheaded several key acquisitions and mergers that expanded the company’s footprint and services. Under Robert’s leadership, Time Warner Cable put forth a disciplined capital allocation strategy that has been followed by many other leading S&P 500 companies.
He became TWC’s Chief Financial Officer in 2008 and held the position until mid-2011. Robert was the company President and Chief Operation Officer beginning December 2010.
During Robert’s term as COO, TWC invested to support future growth, enhanced its network and improved critical infrastructure. Residential and business product offering were expanded, with significantly faster data speeds and advanced multi-platform video products. He is firmly committed to creating a customer-centric organization, with a mission to connect TWC’s customers to the world, simply, reliably and with superior service.
Robert was appointed to TWC’s Board of Directors in July 2013. He became the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2014.
Robert serves on the board of directors of Equifax Inc., as well as the board of several organizations, including the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA), the Museum of Moving Image among others.
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