Greg Maffei

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Greg Maffei
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Born
Gregory Ben Maffei

(1960-05-24) May 24, 1960 (age 65)
Education Dartmouth College (BA)
Harvard University (MBA)
OccupationBusinessman
Political party Republican [1] [ unreliable source? ]

Gregory Ben Maffei (born May 24, 1960) is an American businessman. He is the former president and chief executive officer of Liberty Media and the chairman of QVC Group, SiriusXM, and Tripadvisor. He is the former chairman of Live Nation, Starz and Expedia, as well as the former chief financial officer of Oracle and Microsoft.

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Early life and education

Maffei was born on May 24, 1960.[ citation needed ] He attended Groton School,[ citation needed ] received an AB from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar. [2]

Business career

Maffei joined Liberty Media in 2005. [3] He served as its president and CEO. Liberty Media owns media, communications and entertainment businesses, including subsidiaries Formula One Group, Sirius XM, the Atlanta Braves, and an interest in Live Nation Entertainment. Maffei was also President and CEO of Liberty Broadband Corporation, which consists primarily of a stake in Charter Communications, and serves as chairman and CEO of Liberty Tripadvisor, which holds a controlling interest in Tripadvisor. [4] Liberty Broadband and Liberty Tripadvisor were spun off from Liberty Media and Liberty Interactive, respectively, in 2014. [5] In addition, Maffei serves as Executive Chairman of QVC Group, which owns digital commerce businesses, including subsidiaries HSN, Zulily, and the Cornerstone Brands.

He also serves as a director of Zillow. [6] Maffei has been leading the team in transforming these companies to compete in the digital/mobile era alongside Chairman John C. Malone. [7]

Maffei was Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College and served as Chair of the Finance Committee, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. [8] He previously served as President of the Board of Trustees of the Seattle Public Library. [9]

Prior to joining Liberty Media, Maffei served as president and CFO of Oracle for only four months in 2005. [10] . He was chairman, President and CEO of 360networks. Maffei became CFO of Microsoft in 1997 [11] and resigned in 1999. [12] He was chairman of the Board of Expedia from 1999 to 2002. [13] [14] Maffei was the chairman of the Board of Starz and a Director of Barnes & Noble, Charter Communications, Citrix, DIRECTV, Dorling Kindersley, Electronic Arts. He left the Starbucks board of directors in 2006. [15]

Controversies

Mario Andretti says that at the 2024 Miami Grand Prix he was having a private conversation with Formula One CEO Stefano Domenicali about his son Michael Andretti's bid to join the F1 grid for 2025 being denied controversially, when Maffei butted in and said "Mario, I want to tell you that I will do everything in my power to see that Michael never enters Formula 1." [16] With their collusion against Andretti becoming a matter of public record, Liberty subsequently disclosed that the United States Department of Justice has opened a probe into Formula One Management (owned by Liberty Media) for rejecting Andretti's bid to join Formula One, citing anti-competitive practices. [17] Pascal Arimont urged the EU investigate, as well, ahead of Liberty Global's purchase of MotoGP. [18]

Personal life

Maffei lives in Colorado with his wife and children. [19]

He donated $250,000 to Donald Trump's inauguration committee. [20]

References

  1. ↑ "Gregory Maffei Political Campaign Contributions 2016 Election Cycle".
  2. ↑ "MANAGEMENT". Liberty Media. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Liberty announces losses, new CEO". Associated Press. 2005-11-09. Retrieved 2025-11-20– via The Denver Post.
  4. ↑ "TripAdvisor - Definitive Proxy Statement". ir.tripadvisor.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  5. ↑ Sisario, Ben (14 March 2013). "Live Nation Names Gregory B. Maffei Chairman". New York Times.
  6. ↑ "Board of Directors – Zillow Group". www.zillowgroup.com. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  7. ↑ Melby, Caleb (23 April 2015). "Malone's Four Liberty Spinoffs Pay Maffei Combined $57 Million". Bloomberg.
  8. ↑ "Greg Maffei". www.dartmouth.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  9. ↑ "Donors to the Central Library | The Seattle Public Library". www.spl.org. Archived from the original on 2017-11-01. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  10. ↑ "Oracle loses CFO after just four months". NBC News . 2005-11-03. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
  11. ↑ "Microsoft shuffles CFOs". CNET . 1997-07-10. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
  12. ↑ Barrett, Larry (1999-12-21). "Microsoft CFO Greg Maffei quits". ZDNET . Retrieved 2025-11-20.
  13. ↑ "IAC/InterActiveCorp - Current Report". ir.iac.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  14. ↑ "Gregory B. Maffei". Electronic Arts . 2012-03-16.
  15. ↑ "Maffei leaving Starbucks' board". The Seattle Times. 2006-03-07. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  16. ↑ "Andretti Reveals Clash With F1 Owner - 'Everything In My Power To See That Michael Never Enters F1'". F1Briefings. 2024-05-23. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  17. ↑ Kapur, Sahil (2024-08-08). "Justice Department opens investigation into Liberty Media over F1 Andretti clash". NBC News. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  18. ↑ Cornelissen, Marc (2024-10-11). "Belgisch europarlementslid wil onderzoek naar monopolie van F1-eigenaar Liberty Media" [Belgian MEP wants investigation into F1 owner Liberty Media's monopoly]. Het Belang van Limburg (in Dutch).
  19. ↑ Griffin, Greg (March 26, 2010). "CEO Greg Maffei giving Liberty a lift". No. Business. The Denver Post. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  20. ↑ Avery, Greg (April 19, 2017). "Here are Colorado's biggest donors to Trump's inauguration". Denver Business Journay.
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