Mike Fries is Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of Liberty Global, an international television and broadband company. He was a founding member of the management team that launched the Company’s international expansion.
Early life and education
Fries grew up in Los Angeles, California as the sixth of eight children.[1] His father, Charles Fries, was a film and television producer. Fries attended Wesleyan University, where he earned his B.A., and went on to earn an M.B.A. degree from Columbia Business School.[2]
Business career
Fries started his career as an investment banker. In 1990, he became the fifth employee of United International Holdings which later became UnitedGlobalCom Inc.[3]