Primary Job Title Board Member Primary Organization Biennial of the Americas
Gender Male
Mike Fries is president and chief executive officer of Liberty Global. A 25-year veteran of the cable and media industry, he spent nearly his entire career building international distribution and programming businesses.
Prior to the formation of LGI, Fries served as president and chief executive officer of UnitedGlobalCom, one of the first
companies to expand into international cable TV and programming. Fries is a member of Liberty Global's board of directors, an active industry partner and Telecom Governor of the World Economic Forum, a member of Young Presidents Organization, and a member of the board of CableLabs and The Cable Center.
He also serves as a board member of the Colorado Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver, the Denver Biennial of the Americas, the Alliance for Choice in Education, Teach for America and Graland Country Day School, among others. He was recognized as Communications Executive of the Year (2010) by Communications Technology Professionals, Industry Leader of the Year (2010) by Digital TV Europe, and inducted into Cable Television Pioneers Association (2011).
Fries holds a Bachelor of Arts from Wesleyan University and an Master of Business Administration from Columbia University. He lives in Denver with his wife and two young daughters and is an avid skier, golfer, surfer, and tri-athlete.
