Jerry Kent is a recognized entrepreneur and trailblazer in the telecommunications industry with an outstanding track record of delivering superior returns for investors.

Mr. Kent began his career as a CPA with Arthur Andersen in 1979, and in 1983 left to head up acquisitions and finance for an upstart cable company, Cencom Cable Associates, Inc. He later became CFO of Cencom, which grew by acquisition and eventually served 550,000 customers in the U.S. before it was sold in 1991.

After serving a year with Cencom's acquirer, Mr. Kent left and co-founded Charter Communications, Inc., in January 1993. He subsequently assumed the role of President and CEO and led Charter to become one of the 10 largest cable operators in the U.S., serving 1.3 million customers. In 1998, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen acquired Charter, providing substantial rewards for Charter's private investors. Mr. Kent continued as President and CEO, growing Charter to serve more than 7 million customers and making it the nation's fourth largest cable company at the time. The company went public in November 1999, in what was then the third-largest IPO in U.S. history. Charter consistently led the industry in superior operating results and from the IPO date until September 2001, the month Mr. Kent left, Charter's was the best performing public cable stock.

In January 2002, Mr. Kent and his partners founded Cequel III, which today has management contracts with multiple companies, including the nation's seventh-largest cable company, Suddenlinlink Communications, where Mr. Kent serves as Chairman and CEO. Industry publication Multichannel News named Mr. Kent its Executive of the Year in 2011, citing Suddenlink's performance and his "stellar reputation in the cable community." In 2012, he received the cable industry's top honor, the Vanguard Award for Distinguished Leadership.

A native of the St. Louis metropolitan area, Mr. Kent is very active in the community, serving on the Board of Trustees and Executive Committee for his alma mater, Washington University. He is Chairman of the Boards of Directors for REJIS (the Regional Justice Information Service) and The Magic House/St. Louis Children's Museum. He is also a member of the Boards of Directors for the St. Louis Zoo and Kenrick-Glennon Seminary. Additionally, Mr. Kent serves on the Boards of Directors and Executive Committees for CableLabs and the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA). He is Chairman of the Cable Center Board of Directors. He also serves on the Board of Directors for C-SPAN and the Advisory Board for Cable in the Classroom.