Tom Bernthal

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Tom Bernthal
Born1974 (age 50–51)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Alma mater University of Wisconsin–Madison
Occupation(s)CEO and former NBC News producer
OrganizationKelton Global
Spouse
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(m. 2022)​
[1]
Children3
Relatives Jon Bernthal (brother)
Murray Bernthal (grandfather)
Adam Schlesinger (cousin)
Awards News & Documentary Emmy Award

Thomas Bernthal is the founder and former CEO of a strategic consulting agency, Kelton Global, and former NBC News producer. [2]

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Early life

Bernthal was born the eldest of three boys in Washington, D.C., to Joan Lurie (née Marx) and Eric Lawrence "Rick" Bernthal, a former lawyer with Latham & Watkins LLP and currently chair of the board of directors for the Humane Society of the United States. [3] [4] His paternal grandfather was musician and producer Murray Bernthal. [5] He has two brothers, Jon, an actor, and Nicholas, an orthopedic surgeon and professor at UCLA. [6] [7] Bernthal and his family are Jewish. [8]

Bernthal grew up in Cabin John, Maryland. He attended the Sidwell Friends School. [9]

Career

Bernthal began his career working at the White House's Communication Office during the Bill Clinton administration. [10] Following this stint, he worked as a news producer and journalist for NBC News. [11] During his six years with NBC, Bernthal produced segments for the Today Show, Nightly News, Dateline, MSNBC and CNBC and won three Emmy Awards for his work. [12]

In 2000, Bernthal moved to Los Angeles, where he continued to work for NBC before founding his own marketing and consulting agency in 2002, Kelton Global. He is a former CEO of the organization. [2]

Personal life

Bernthal has three children from his first wife, whom he divorced in 2020. [13]

Bernthal began dating Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg in the spring of 2019. The two were engaged in February 2020, [14] and were married in August 2022. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Gajewski, Ryan (August 20, 2022). "Sheryl Sandberg Marries Former NBC News Producer Tom Bernthal". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 DeSantis, Rachel (August 20, 2022). "Everything to Know About Sheryl Sandberg's Husband Tom Bernthal — Including His Famous Brother". People.
  3. ↑ "Descendants of Nechah Oifman". Ancestry.com. Archived from the original on August 20, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Board of Directors and National Council : The Humane Society of the United States". humanesociety.org. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Murray Bernthal dies at 99". Broadway World. December 11, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Obituary – Murray Bernthal". The Post-Standard . December 12, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Nicholas M. Bernthal, MD : Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery | Surgery, Complex General Surgical Oncology – Santa Monica, California". www.uclahealth.org. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  8. ↑ Bloom, Nate (October 17, 2014). "Celebrity Jews". J. The Jewish News of Northern California . Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  9. ↑ Grealy, Beau (January 3, 2018). "Jon Bernthal Is Learning to Keep His Demons at Bay". Esquire. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  10. ↑ "CFNC.org - Career Profile". www1.cfnc.org. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Tom Bernthal | Co-President, LRW Group Action Division". Kelton Global. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Tom Bernthal | Insights Association". www.insightsassociation.org. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Divorce filing in 2020". unicourt.com. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  14. ↑ Padilla, Mariel (February 3, 2020). "Sheryl Sandberg Is Engaged to Tom Bernthal". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved February 3, 2020.
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