Dr. John C. Malone serves as Chairman Emeritus of Liberty Media Corporation. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Liberty Broadband Corporation and GCI Liberty, Inc. From 1996 to March 1999, when Tele-Communications, Inc. (TCI) merged with AT&T Corp., he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TCI. Previous to that, from 1973 to 1996, Dr. Malone served as President and Chief Executive Officer of TCI. Additionally, Dr. Malone is Chair Emeritus of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc., a director emeritus of Liberty Latin America Ltd., and Chairman Emeritus of the Board for Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
Born in 1941 in Milford, Connecticut, Dr. Malone was a Phi Beta Kappa and merit scholar at Yale University where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Economics in 1963. He also received a Master of Science in Industrial Management from Johns Hopkins in 1964 and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Operations Research from Johns Hopkins in 1967. He has received two Honorary Degrees for Doctorate of Human Letters; the first from Denver University in 1992 and the second from Johns Hopkins University in 2012.
Dr. Malone began his career in 1963 at Bell Telephone Laboratories/AT&T in economic planning and research and development. In 1968, he joined McKinsey & Company and in 1970 he became Group Vice President at General Instrument Corporation (GI). He was later named President of Jerrold Electronics, a GI subsidiary.
He served as Director of the National Cable Television Association (NCTA) from 1974 to 1977 and again from 1980 to 1993. During the 1977-1978 term, Dr. Malone was the NCTA's Treasurer.
In 1983, Dr. Malone received the NCTA Vanguard Award, one of the highest honors in the cable television industry. He has received many other awards and honors which include: TVC Magazine Man of the Year Award - 1981; Wall Street Transcript's Gold Award for the cable industry's best Chief Executive Officer - 1982, 1985, 1986 and 1987; Wall Street Transcript’s Silver Award in 1984 and 1989; Women In Cable's Betsy Magness Fellowship Honoree; University of Pennsylvania Wharton School Sol C. Snider Entrepreneurial Center Award of Merit for Distinguished Entrepreneurship; American Jewish Committee Sherrill C. Corwin Human Relations Award; Communications Technology Magazine Service and Technology Award; Bronze Award - 1993 Financial World CEO of the Year Competition; The Hopkins Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1994 and in 2004 the Hopkins Medal, the school’s highest award. He is also recognized as a Yale Sterling Fellow (Harkness Circle) and in May of 2016 he was awarded the Steven J. Ross Humanitarian Award. In October of 2016, Dr. Malone was honored by the Television Academy with the Charles F. Jenkins Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award. On January 9, 2017 he received the Citizen of the West award which is an honor bestowed upon him through the National Western Association in Colorado.
What is John C. Malone's net worth?
The estimated net worth of John C. Malone is at least $158.59 million as of May 22nd, 2026. Malone owns 21,173,018 shares of Liberty Latin America stock worth more than $158,585,905 as of June 4th. This net worth estimate does not reflect any other investments that Malone may own. Learn More about John C. Malone's net worth.
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Has John C. Malone been buying or selling shares of Liberty Latin America?
In the last ninety days, John C. Malone has bought $107,067,775.69 in shares of Liberty Latin America stock. Most recently, on Friday, May 22nd, John C. Malone bought 12,406,463 shares of Liberty Latin America stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $8.63 per share, with a total value of $107,067,775.69. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 21,173,018 shares of the company's stock, valued at $182,723,145.34. Learn More on John C. Malone's trading history.
Who are Liberty Latin America's active insiders?
Are insiders buying or selling shares of Liberty Latin America?
During the last year, Liberty Latin America insiders bought shares 2 times. They purchased a total of 12,426,463 shares worth more than $107,229,175.69. During the last year, insiders at the sold shares 1 times. They sold a total of 94,494 shares worth more than $759,731.76. The most recent insider tranaction occured on May, 22nd when Director John C Malone bought 12,406,463 shares worth more than $107,067,775.69. Insiders at Liberty Latin America own 6.3% of the company.
Learn More about insider trades at Liberty Latin America. Information on this page was last updated on 5/22/2026.
