Rocco Commisso
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Telecom
- Industry
- Telecom
- Residence
- Saddle River, New Jersey
- Education
- Columbia University (Bachelor of Arts/Science)Columbia University (Master of Business Administration)
- Marital Status
- Married
- Children
- 2
Biography
Rocco Commisso is the founder and CEO of cable company Mediacom, based in Chester, New York.
He previously worked as CFO at Cablevision Industries, which was acquired by Time Warner in 1995.
Commisso bought Italian Serie A soccer team Fiorentina in 2019 for a reported price of between $150 million and $200 million.
Commisso immigrated to America from Italy in 1962 at age 12. His first job was playing the accordion during movie theater intermissions.
He earned a full scholarship to Columbia University, which named its soccer stadium for him in 2013 in recognition of his donations to the school.
About
Commisso was offered a tryout for the 1972 U.S. Olympic soccer team. He arrived out of shape and did not make the squad.
Commisso learned to play soccer in Italy on cement with a ball made out of old rags and underwear.