David Andersen has extensive experience in providing strategic Corporate Communications, Public Relations, Crisis Management, Media Relations, Government Affairs, and Investor Relations counsel to senior management in support of overall business objectives.

Most recently, Mr. Andersen was Senior Vice President of Communications for Charter Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:CHTR), among the nations largest cable television operating companies, controlled by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. Reporting to the President and CEO, he maintained overall responsibility for all internal and external communications as the Company’s first Chief Communications Officer.

During his time at Charter, Mr. Andersen maintained overall responsibility for crisis management strategies throughout investigations by the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission, near bankruptcy, numerous refinancings, and 17 Shareholder Class Actions. Following settlements with the DOJ, SEC, and dissident shareholders, he oversaw the positive repositioning of Charter and its management with shareholders, Wall Street Analysts, government officials, news mediums, employees, customers, and the public at large.

Previous to Charter, Mr. Andersen was recruited to CNBC, a cable and satellite business news programming network, as Vice President of Global Communications, with overall responsibility for developing and maintaining a comprehensive communications plan in support of the network’s overall business objectives.

Before joining CNBC, Mr. Andersen was recruited to Cox Communications, Inc., another cable television operating company, as Vice President of Public Affairs, to establish a Communications Department. As the company’s first Chief Communications Officer, he effectively positioned Cox among journalists, public opinion leaders, government officials, and Wall Street, as a leader among all cable television operating companies.

Mr. Andersen began his career with the General Motors Corporation Public Relations Staff, initially as a lecturer, presenting a live, non-commercial science stage show to middle and senior high school students throughout the United States and Canada to promote careers in science, engineering, and related vocational fields. He was a loaned executive to "New Detroit, Inc.," an urban coalition formed by corporations and businesses in the Metropolitan Detroit Area following racial unrest there. Mr. Andersen progressed through GMPR management ranks to Southeast Regional Public Relations Representative in Atlanta, with responsibility to positively promote GM and its products with the news media, and a wide range of civic, business, and government officials in a seven state area in support of overall business objectives.

A graduate of the University of Kansas with a BS in Journalism, Mr. Andersen received the Vanguard Award, the cable television industry’s highest individual honor, for Excellence in Public Relations, and has been consistently recognized as a leader among leaders of CablePAC, the cable television industry’s political action committee. Mr. Andersen was a co-creator of the cable television industry’s highly successful On Time Guarantee customer care initiative, and co-founded both the Cable Television Public Affairs Association, and Cable in the Classroom, a cable television industry education outreach initiative.

Mr. Andersen is a native of Detroit.