Thomas Bernthal is the founder and former CEO of a strategic consulting agency, Kelton Global, and former

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producer.

Early life

Bernthal was born in Washington, D.C., to Joan Lurie (née Marx) and Eric Lawrence "Rick" Bernthal, a former lawyer with

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and currently chair of the board of directors for the US Humane Society. His paternal grandfather was musician and producer

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. He has two brothers,

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and professor at

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. Bernthal and his family are

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. Bernthal grew up in

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. He attended the

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Career

Bernthal began his career working at the White House's Communication Office during the Bill Clinton administration. Following this stint, he worked as a news producer and journalist for

. During his six years with NBC, Bernthal produced segments for the ''Today Show'', ''Nightly News'', ''Dateline'', MSNBC and CNBC and won three

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s for his work. In 2000, Bernthal moved to Los Angeles, where he continued to work for NBC before founding his own marketing and consulting agency in 2002, Kelton Global. He is a former CEO of the organization.

Personal life

Bernthal was divorced and has three children. Bernthal began dating Facebook COO

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in the spring of 2019. The two were engaged in February 2020, and were married in August 2022.

References

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