Dr. John Malone
John C. Malone was born in Milford, CT. His father was Daniel L. Malone, an engineer. In 1959, Malone graduated from Hopkins School in New Haven, CT. In 1963, he graduated from Yale University with a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and Economics. In 1964, Malone graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a Master's degree in Industrial Management. He also received a Master's in Electrical Engineering from NYU in 1965 before receiving his Ph.D. in Operations Research from Johns Hopkins in 1967.
In 1963, Malone began his business career at Bell Telephone Laboratories of AT&T, working in economic planning, research, and development. In 1968, he joined McKinsey & Company, and in 1970, he became Group Vice President at General Instrument Corporation (GI). From 1973 to 1996, Malone served as President and CEO of Tele-Communications Inc. (TCI).
Malone serves on the Boards of Directors for the Bank of New York and the Cato Institute, Expedia.com. Additionally, Malone is Chairman Emeritus of the Board for Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. and Chairman of Liberty Global, Inc., and the DirecTV Group. He served as Director of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) from 1974 to 1977 and from 1980 to 1993.
In 2000, Malone gave $24 million for the construction of Yale's Daniel L. Malone Engineering Center, named in honor of his father. In 2011, Malone gave the Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering's largest gift ever of $30 million for a new building on the Homewood Campus. The building will be named Malone Hall. The same year, he gave the Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science's largest gift of $50 million. Malone has also given $60 million to Hopkins School to fund the construction of two new buildings, Malone Science Center, named for his father, and Heath Commons, named after his favorite Hopkins teacher.
In 1963, Malone began his business career at Bell Telephone Laboratories of AT&T, working in economic planning, research, and development. In 1968, he joined McKinsey & Company, and in 1970, he became Group Vice President at General Instrument Corporation (GI). From 1973 to 1996, Malone served as President and CEO of Tele-Communications Inc. (TCI).
Malone serves on the Boards of Directors for the Bank of New York and the Cato Institute, Expedia.com. Additionally, Malone is Chairman Emeritus of the Board for Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. and Chairman of Liberty Global, Inc., and the DirecTV Group. He served as Director of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) from 1974 to 1977 and from 1980 to 1993.
In 2000, Malone gave $24 million for the construction of Yale's Daniel L. Malone Engineering Center, named in honor of his father. In 2011, Malone gave the Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering's largest gift ever of $30 million for a new building on the Homewood Campus. The building will be named Malone Hall. The same year, he gave the Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science's largest gift of $50 million. Malone has also given $60 million to Hopkins School to fund the construction of two new buildings, Malone Science Center, named for his father, and Heath Commons, named after his favorite Hopkins teacher.