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Jeff Shell
On 2013
Born	1965 (age 59–60) Michigan, U.S.
Education	University of California, Berkeley Harvard University
Known for	Former CEO of NBCUniversal
Relatives	Dana Shell Smith (sister)

Jeff Shell is an American media executive who served as the CEO for NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, from 2019 to 2023.

Career

In 2001, Shell served as president of FOX Cable Network Group and then as president of Comcast Programming Group. In 2019, it was announced that he would succeed Steve Burke as CEO of NBCUniversal. Shell assumed the role on January 1, 2020, and reports directly to Comcast CEO Brian L. Roberts.

In April 2008, Shell signed an open letter endorsing Barack Obama for the Pennsylvania primary. He was named by President Barack Obama as chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors replacing Sony Pictures executive Michael Lynton.

In May 2020, The New York Times reported that Shell was considering replacing CNBC's current primetime offerings of business reality shows with right-wing talk shows, in a bid to appeal to conservative viewers.

On April 23, 2023, Shell and Comcast mutually agreed that Shell would "depart effective immediately" following a Comcast investigation led by outside counsel related to a complaint of inappropriate conduct. Shell stated this related to an "inappropriate relationship with a woman in the company."

Personal life

Shell is married to Laura Fay Shell. Laura previously worked for Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky as his planning deputy until 2005. His sister is Dana Shell Smith, and his brother is Dan Shell of IMG College.

In 2015, he was awarded the Dorothy and Sherrill C. Corwin Human Relations Award by the American Jewish Committee. Shell is a 2010 inductee into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

In January 2019, Shell, along with Cindy Crawford, her husband Rande Gerber, Mike Meldman, and Jay Sures, announced they would purchase the Beverly Hills deli, Nate 'n Al, to keep its doors open after three generations of family ownership.

References

1. James, Meg (December 16, 2019). "Jeff Shell to become chief executive of NBCUniversal in January". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 16, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
2. Donnelly, Matt; Low, Elaine; Otterson, Joe (December 13, 2019). "Jeff Shell: Who Is the NBCUniversal Heir Apparent?". Variety.
3. Hayes, Dade (December 16, 2013). "NBCUniversal Anoints Jeff Shell As CEO, Setting New Year's Day Start To Tenure". Deadline Hollywood. Burke, 61, has not indicated what his next move may be.
4. Eden, Ami (April 1, 2008). "Pa. Jews for Obama". Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
5. ^ Masters, Kim (July 31, 2013). "NBCU Executive Jeff Shell Buys Beverly Hills Home, Spurs Talk of New L.A. Job (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
6. Smith, Ben (2020-05-31). "Record Ratings and Record Chaos on Cable News". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
7. "Comcast Corporation Announces Jeff Shell Is Leaving the Company". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
8. ^ Torok, Ryan (October 29, 2015). "Moving and shaking: AFMDA Humanitarian Award, Tour de Summer Camps and more". Jewish Journal. AJC, an advocacy organization focusing on Israel and domestic issues, awarded Jeff Shell, Universal Filmed Entertainment Group chairman, the Dorothy and Sherrill C. Corwin Human Relations Award — the highest honor AJC bestows upon members of the entertainment industry.
9. "The Shell brothers on TV viewing habits and the rise of soccer and esports". LA Business Journal. November 1, 2016.
10. "Jeff Shell". Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. 2010.
11. "Irving Azoff, Hollywood A-Listers Team to Save Legendary Deli Nate 'n Al". The Hollywood Reporter. January 11, 2019.
12. Donnelly, Matt (January 13, 2019). "Hollywood Power Players Assemble to Save Iconic Deli Nate 'n Al". Variety. Retrieved 2019-01-30.

• Living people
• American television executives
• NBC executives
• NBC chief executive officers
• Comcast people
• NBCUniversal people
• 20th-century American businesspeople
• 21st-century American businesspeople
• UC Berkeley College of Engineering alumni
• Harvard Business School alumni
• 1965 births
• 20th-century American Jews
• 21st-century American Jews