Tom Bernthal

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Tom Bernthal
Born1974
Alma mater University of Wisconsin–Madison
Occupation(s)CEO and former NBC News producer
OrganizationKelton Global
Spouse
(m. 2022)
[1]
Children3
Family Jon Bernthal (brother)
Nick 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 US Humane Society. [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 was divorced and has three children. [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]

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