Rank #678
Rocco Commisso
Net worth $5.9B
Telecom · United States
- Born
- Nov 25, 1949
- Age
- 76
- Source
- Telecom
- Residence
- Saddle River, New Jersey
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 2
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts/Science, Columbia University; Master of Business Administration, Columbia University
Net worth over time
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.
- 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.