Director since December 2008
Member of Compensation, Nominating & Corporate Governance Committees
For over 20 years, Dick served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc., a non-profit cable television industry research and development consortium (CableLabs®) before retiring in December 2009. While at CableLabs®, Dick oversaw the development of DOCSIS technology, the establishment of common specifications for digital voice and the deployment of interactive television, among other technologies for the cable industry. Prior to joining CableLabs®, he was a Senior Vice President at PBS (1984 – 1988), where he was instrumental in establishing PBS as a leader in high definition television and digital audio transmission technology, and served as a director of CBS’s Advanced Television Technology Laboratory (1980 – 1983), where he managed and produced the first high definition television programs in December 1981, among other accomplishments. Dick is the author of over 55 technical papers on a variety of topics. Currently, Dick is a professor and the director of the Center for Technology Innovation at the University of Denver.
Other Public Company Directorships:
Shaw Communications Inc. (since July 2010)
Liberty Broadband Corporation (since November 2014)
GCI Liberty Inc. (since March 2018)
Other Positions:
The Cable Center (honorary board member)
Federal Communications Commission’s Technical Advisory Council (member)
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