Thomas O. Staggs
Chief Financial Officer and Senior Executive Vice President
The Walt Disney Company
Thomas O. Staggs is senior executive vice president and chief financial officer of the Walt Disney Company and is a member of the company's executive management committee.
Mr. Staggs joined Disney in 1990 as a manager of strategic planning and soon advanced through a series of positions of increased responsibility, becoming senior vice president of strategic planning and development in 1995. He was appointed executive vice president and chief financial officer in 1998 and assumed his current title in January 2000.
Mr. Staggs received a Bachelor of Science degree in business from the University of Minnesota and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He worked in investment banking with Morgan Stanley & Co. before joining Disney.
Jeff Shell
President
Comcast Programming Group
Jeff Shell joined Comcast in May 2005 as president of programming. In his role, Mr. Shell oversees Comcast's interests in its national content networks and investments, including E! Entertainment Network, Style Network, G4, Golf Channel, Outdoor Life Network, TV One, International Channel networks, the new Children's and Sony/MGM networks that are in formation, and a variety of regional sports network investments and other businesses.
Prior to joining Comcast, Mr. Shell was CEO of Gemstar TV Guide International. Before joining Gemstar, Shell held a number of positions within News Corporation including president of the FOX Cable Networks Group, where he oversaw the operations of FOX's entertainment and sports cable programming businesses including FOX Sports Net, FX and the National Geographic Channel.
Mr. Shell received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California, Berkeley and his MBA from Harvard University. He currently serves on the board of several nonprofit organizations, including Green Dot, the Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment Commission, the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and the Entertainment Industry Foundation.
Brad Ramberg
Chief Financial Officer
Idealab
Brad Ramberg has served as vice president and chief financial officer of Idealab since April 1999. Prior to joining Idealab, Brad served as chief financial officer and vice president of finance and administration for Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch and its predecessor company, CitySearch.
Mr. Ramberg was vice president of finance and operations for the Fresh Gourmet Company, a subsidiary of CPC International, Inc. Brad holds a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.