Lisa Rosenblum is Vice Chairman of Altice USA. In this role, she is responsible for helping to shape corporate strategy on all legislative, regulatory and public policy activities and related business developments, as well as for establishing Altice’s presence with government, in the marketplace, and the communities the company serves.
Most recently, Ms. Rosenblum served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel, with responsibility for all legal, government relations, and public and community affairs for Altice USA. She joined Cablevision in 1996, and prior to the company’s acquisition by Altice, she held the position of Executive Vice President, Government and Public Affairs, where she was responsible for directing the company’s local, state and federal government relations, as well as all legislative, regulatory and policy matters. Ms. Rosenblum played a major role in the regulatory process related to the acquisition of Cablevision by Altice. She also, prior to the spin-offs of Madison Square Garden and AMC Networks, directed all government affairs for the two companies.
Prior to joining Cablevision, Ms. Rosenblum served as Commissioner and Deputy Chair of the New York Public Service Commission (NY PSC), focusing on telecommunications and competitive policies and served as chair of the Communications Committee of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC). In this capacity, she represented the interests of state commissioners before Congress and the FCC, and led the states’ efforts on the Telecommunications Act in 1996.
Appointed by the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Ms. Rosenblum served as First Chair and a member of the Board of Directors of the Universal Service Administrative Company, which supports the deployment of telecommunications services across the nation. She also served two terms as Chair of the Cable Telecommunications Association of New York, when the industry successfully maintained a level playing field regime in the State.
Prior to serving on the NY PSC, Ms. Rosenblum was assistant counsel to former New York State Governor Hugh L. Carey, responsible for coordinating the legislative agendas of several organizations, including the NY PSC, New York Power Authority, and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. On graduation from law school, Ms. Rosenblum clerked for Judge T.F. Gilroy Daly of the U.S. District Court in Connecticut, and following her clerkship she joined the law firm of Webster and Sheffield in New York City.
Ms. Rosenblum has been consistently named one of CableFAX Magazine’s “Most Powerful Women in Cable,” and in 2014 was recognized by Multichannel News and Women in Cable Telecommunications as a “Wonder Woman.” In 2000, she was honored by the NCAA with its Silver Anniversary Award in recognition of her athletic achievement as captain and number one player of the women’s varsity tennis team at Yale University. Additionally, Yale annually honors the tennis team’s most valued player with the “Lisa Rosenblum Award.”
Ms. Rosenblum currently serves on the Board of Directors of Citymeals-on-Wheels in New York City, an organization devoted to serving the elderly.
Ms. Rosenblum holds a B.A., cum laude, from Yale University and a J.D. from the Connecticut School of Law where she served as an editor of the Law Review.
