Luis Silberwasser is a Colombian-American media executive who served as president of

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Networks from 2014 to 2018. Prior to joining Telemundo, Silberwasser served as executive vice president and chief content officer for

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Networks International.

Early life and education

Luis Silberwasser was born in New York City on October 21, 1964, to Jaime Silberwasser and Fanny Bacal. His family moved to Cali,

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when he was five years old. Luis returned to study in the U.S. in 1981. He graduated from

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in 1986 where he completed a degree in industrial engineering. He later attended

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where he earned an MBA in 1991.

Career

Silberwasser started his role as president of Telemundo Networks, in August 2014 and oversees the development and execution of the entertainment content strategy. He is often quoted and cited in articles and interviews related to Telemundo's content and programming. Before joining Telemundo, Silberwasser was executive vice president and chief content officer for Discovery International based in London. He oversaw the DNI's production and development unit, developing global content for Discovery's portfolio of international networks in 225 countries and territories worldwide. Silberwasser also held leadership positions in marketing, sales and business development within the division. He led new business opportunities as senior vice president for strategic planning, including the division's entry into the Lifestyle category and the U.S. Hispanic market. Silberwasser has also served as senior vice president, Content Group, for

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/US Hispanic, managing programming, production and marketing for the region's 15 channels, including the flagship Discovery Channel. Before joining Discovery in 1998, Silberwasser was vice president and general manager of the Personal Care and Comfort division of Sunbeam Corporation in Delray Beach, Florida. He also served as Brand Manager in the Beauty Care division at

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. In January 2021, he joined

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as president of the Univision Television Networks Group. In June 2022, it was announced that Silberwasser would return to Discovery, this time as chairman of sports for

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; he will oversee the U.S.

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division, as well as international operations such as

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Organizations

Silberwasser has been a board director of the

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(NATPE), since 2015

Awards

* CableFax Most Influential Minorities (2017) * CableFax 100 (2015–17) * B&C and Multichannel News Power 100 Media Executives (2015) * NAMIC Leadership Luminary Award (2006)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Silberwasser, Luis 1964 births Living people People from New York City American media executives Telemundo Discovery, Inc. American emigrants to Colombia Georgia Tech alumni Harvard Business School alumni