Dexter Gregory Goei (born 1971) is an American businessman who is former CEO of Altice USA, a subsidiary of multinational telecoms company Altice N.V.[1][2]
Dexter Goei | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dexter Gregory Goei 1971 (age 52–53) US |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Title | President, Altice Chairman and CEO, Altice USA |
| Successor | Incumbent |
Early life
editDexter Goei was born in 1971, the son of Dr. Gordon Goei, an obstetrician/gynecologist in Beverly Hills, California.[3] His father Gordon is a Chinese-Indonesian American born in Solo who moved to The Hague at age 10 and immigrated to the United States to study at Calvin College on a scholarship. His mother, a Dutch citizen, is also of Chinese-Indonesian descent. He has an older brother Danton G. Goei, who is a portfolio manager at Davis Selected Advisers. His family name is 魏 in Chinese.
In 1993, Goei graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service degree in International Economics Major from the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.[4][5]
Career
editIn his early career, Goei worked in investment banking with JP Morgan and then Morgan Stanley. In 2009, he joined Altice.[6]
Before his appointment in June 2016 as president of Altice N.V., and chairman and CEO of Altice USA,[7] Goei had served as CEO of Altice N.V. since he joined the company in 2009. Goei led the company's entrance into the U.S. market through the acquisitions of Cablevision Systems Corporation (June 2016)[8] and Suddenlink Communications (December 2015),[9] which are now part of Altice USA.
He is on The Paley Center for Media's Board of Trustees.[10]
Personal life
editIn 2016, he bought a 12,000-square-foot building in New York's Greenwich Village for $30.6 million. When he bought the building, it was an 11-unit multi-family building, but he converted into a single-family mansion.[2] He sold the mansion for $72.5 million in 2024.[2] He lives in New York City with his wife and children.[11][12]
References
edit- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (2017-06-22). "Cable Operator Altice USA Raises $1.9 Billion in IPO". Variety. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
- ^ a b c Velsey, Kim (2024-02-02). "A Frankenmansion Sets a New Downtown Record". Curbed. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- ^ "Dexter GOEI". Dirigeant. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ "Executive Profile: Dexter G. Goei". Bloomberg. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ "Goei, Dexter". Reuters. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ "Dexter Goei". Altice. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ "BRIEF-Dexter Goei appointed chairman and CEO of Altice USA, stepped down as CEO of Altice NV". Reuters. 2016-06-20. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
- ^ Kostov, Nick (2016-06-21). "Altice Closes Buy of Cablevision". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
- ^ Farrell, Mike (December 21, 2015). "Altice Closes Suddenlink Deal". Multichannel News. Archived from the original on 2015-12-23. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ^ "Shari Redstone, Altice USA's Dexter Goei Join Paley Center for Media's Board of Trustees". Variety.com. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Telecom mogul to create Greenwich Village megamansion". therealdeal.com. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "Altice USA chief Dexter Goei puts down $31M on Greenwich home amid Cablevision austerity - FierceCable". www.fiercecable.com. Retrieved 29 September 2017.