Brian Roberts
Of all we can appreciate about Comcast CEO Brian L. Roberts, what we appreciate most is that he’s stayed in Philadelphia. He’s had endless opportunities to uproot his company for more glamorous climes, but though he’s heard it, he’s never heeded New York’s siren song. “Sometimes when we have meetings in other cities,” says Roberts, “I overhear someone say, ‘The team from Philadelphia is here.’ I love hearing that.”

As one would expect of a CEO, Roberts contributes to various philanthropic causes. But the biggest gift he’s given us, through his company’s almost brazen acquisition of NBCUniversal, is the idea that Philadelphia doesn’t have to be the land of the acquired—that Philadelphia can own a chunk of New York. “Just walking into the Comcast lobby says a lot about Brian and the company,” says Microsoft legend Bill Gates. “It’s an amazing showcase of some very cool technology. Brian’s vision for technology—and how it could transform the cable business—was the reason we at Microsoft invested with Comcast.”

“We wanted to create a world-class headquarters,” Roberts says of his company’s towering building, “but we also wanted a place Philadelphians could be proud of and enjoy.” Mission accomplished. —Steve Volk

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