Executive Vice President, Communications and Head of the Office of the CEO

Lisa Gonzalez Anselmo serves as EVP of Communications and Head of the Office of the CEO. In this role, Ms. Anselmo is the company’s primary spokesperson and leads the communications activities across Altice USA and its brands – Optimum, News 12 and Optimum Media – as well as the company’s corporate services unit, which includes events, travel services, and more.  

Additionally, she leads the Office of the CEO, working closely with Chairman and CEO, Dennis Mathew, on accelerating key business initiatives and amplifying the effectiveness of the Office of the CEO to advance a culture of action and execution to drive the company towards its goals. Until recently, she also served as Chief Diversity Officer, responsible for the company-wide program to champion diversity and inclusion throughout all areas of the business.

Prior to Altice’s acquisition of Cablevision in 2016, Ms. Anselmo was Cablevision’s Vice President of Corporate Communications. Before joining Cablevision in 2010, she held leadership roles in public affairs and communications at American Express where she was responsible for internal, external and executive communications activities for the company’s U.S. and Latin America Merchant Services Division and the Risk, Information Management & Banking Group, respectively. Ms. Anselmo began her career at Altria Group, the parent company of Philip Morris USA, where she managed media relations efforts related to tobacco litigation and legislation, and the company’s corporate reputation efforts.

Ms. Anselmo received a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from Villanova University. She is a Board member of The WICT Network. She is also involved with Guardians of Healing, a non-profit organization that executes medical missions and provides healthcare and medical education at no cost to underserved communities in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.