Steve White currently serves as the President of Comcast’s West Division. In this role, he is the senior executive responsible for all Comcast cable operations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Texas and Wisconsin. He leads nearly 28,000 (internal and external) employees and serves more than seven million customers, driving annual revenue of nearly $12 billion.
Prior to his role as Division President, Steve served as Regional Senior Vice President for Comcast California, joining in late 2007. In California, he led 7,500 employees and served more than 2.45 million customers, leading a number of operational improvements during his two-year leadership tenure. He oversaw all operations for Comcast in California, and his team was among the first to launch DOCSIS 3.0 and Project Cavalry.
Prior to his role in California, Steve served as the Regional Senior Vice President of the Company’s Mid-South Region, where he held management responsibilities for about 1.6 million customers and 4,600 employees, along with leading Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast — a 24-hour regional sports network based in Atlanta. Prior to the merger of Comcast and AT&T Broadband, Steve served as Senior Vice President, AT&T’s Atlanta cluster from 2000 to 2002. His first assignment in the cable industry was in Chicago, where he served as Regional Vice President with Telecommunications, Inc. (TCI), which was purchased by AT&T.
Before joining the cable industry, Steve spent six years with the Colgate-Palmolive Company, where he held several positions of increasing responsibility. His final assignment was Marketing Director of Colgate-Palmolive’s Toothbrush Products Division. In this capacity, Steve directed and managed the growth of the business, including the development of numerous new products and a relaunch of the kids’ line.
Steve has 30 years of experience in sales, marketing, operations and general management. His broad background includes sales, marketing and operations management in the beverage, health and beauty care, household products, and healthcare industries.
Steve currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Comcast Foundation, COMPAC, WICT Northern California and the Denver Scholarship Foundation. He is also member of the Executive Leadership Council (ELC) and Colorado Forum.
Additionally, Steve serves as the Executive Champion for the Black Professional Alliance Affinity Group at Comcast. The group creates professional development, mentoring and networking opportunities and an inclusive environment for the Company’s African-American employees.