Thomas M. Rutledge is a businessperson who has been at the helm of 5 different companies and currently occupies the position of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for Charter Communications, Inc., Chairman at National Cable & Telecommunications Association and Chairman at Midwest Cable, Inc.

He is also on the board of National Cable Satellite Corp., Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. and CTAM Educational Foundation and Member-Cable Hall of Fame at The Cable Center.

In his past career Thomas M. Rutledge held the position of President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Charter Communications, Inc., President at Time Warner Cable, Inc., Chief Operating Officer for Cablevision Systems Corp., Chief Operating Officer of CSC Holdings LLC and Principal at American Television & Communications Corp.

He received an undergraduate degree from California University of Pennsylvania.