Cesar Conde

Cesar Conde was born in New York City and grew up in Miami. His father, Cesar A. Conde, is a cardiologist and an immigrant from Peru, and his mother, Maria Conde, is an immigrant from Cuba. He has two younger brothers, Jorge and Enrique.

He graduated from Belen Jesuit Prep, where he played varsity tennis and was named the Athlete of the Year in 1991 and Sportsman of the Year in 1990. He also played tennis while he was a student at Harvard and co-founded the Cuban-American Undergraduate Students Association in 1994. He graduated from Harvard with an AB degree in history in 1995. Subsequently, Conde went to the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania where he earned an MBA in 1999.

Education initiatives

In 2005 he co-founded the Futuro Program, a non-profit organization that provides role models and educational workshops to Hispanic high school students.

In 2009, Conde spearheaded the launch of Univision's "Es el Momento" (The moment is now) campaign, a comprehensive effort focused on informing the Hispanic community of the importance of education. The campaign received support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, among other sponsors. In March 2011, a Town Hall event with President Barack Obama was organized and broadcast to over 2.7 million viewers around the country.

In May 2011, President Obama announced the appointment of Conde as a member of the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics and in September 2012, Conde was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Excellence in Education

Under Conde's leadership, Telemundo Global Studios (TGS) launched the TGS Fellowship Program, the first-ever premier professional development project for scripted content producers in Hispanic media. It is part of Telemundo Academy, the company's multimedia academic program designed to develop new talent pursuing careers in the media industry starting from the high school age.

Cesar Conde was named chairman of the NBCUniversal News Group in May 2020. Under Conde's leadership, the NBCU News Group made substantial investments in digital and streaming, became the only news organization to run three major streaming channels, and achieved historic ratings milestones.

Conde is the first Hispanic to lead a major English-language television news organization. He launched the Fifty Percent Challenge, which aims to promote diversity in the newsroom. The initiative includes NBCU Academy, a journalism training program for college students. NBCU Academy has relationships with 17 academic institutions and provided $6.5 million in funding to prepare students for a career in journalism.

In October 2013, Conde joined NBCUniversal as executive vice president to oversee NBCU International and NBCU Digital Enterprises.  Prior to NBCUniversal, Conde was the President of Univision Networks and held senior executive capacities at the company.  He is credited with transforming the Spanish-language media company into a leading global, multi-platform media brand.

Conde served as a White House Fellow for Secretary of State Colin L. Powell from 2002 to 2003. He also worked for StarMedia Network, the first internet company focused on Spanish and Portuguese-speaking audiences globally, and in the mergers & acquisitions group at Salomon Smith Barney.

Conde is on the board of directors of Walmart (NYSE: WMT), PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) and Polo Ralph Lauren. He is a trustee of the Aspen Institute and the Paley Center for Media. Conde is a board member at the Council on Foreign Relations and a Young Global Leader for the World Economic Forum.

Conde married Univision News Anchor Pamela Silva Conde, a native of Peru, in 2009. They divorced in 2020.

The Conde Media Center at Belen Jesuit Prep, his high school alma mater, is named for his parents, Drs. Maria and Cesar Conde.