
	Stuart J. Epstein is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NBCUniversal. &nbsp;He is responsible for overseeing the company&rsquo;s financial planning and operations and plays a key role in NBCUniversal&rsquo;s strategic business initiatives. &nbsp;He reports directly to Steve Burke, Chief Executive Officer of NBCUniversal. &nbsp;He began his role in October 2011, after previously serving as Managing Director of Morgan Stanley and Global Head of the Firm&rsquo;s Media &amp; Communications Group, where he also had responsibility for the Casino Gaming and Education businesses. &nbsp;While at Morgan Stanley, Epstein served as a key advisor to Comcast senior management on the company&#39;s $37.5 billion joint venture with General Electric, which led to the formation in January 2011 of NBCUniversal. &nbsp; Epstein joined Morgan Stanley in 1984 as a Financial Analyst in the Mergers &amp; Acquisitions Department in New York. &nbsp;After earning his MBA, he returned to the firm and served in a variety of positions in both New York and London in the Real Estate, Corporate Finance and M&amp;A Departments. &nbsp;In 1993, while in London, Epstein assumed formal coverage responsibility for Morgan Stanley&rsquo;s media clients in the United Kingdom and throughout Europe. &nbsp;Early in 1996, he returned to New York with a principal focus on executing M&amp;A transactions for media companies. &nbsp;In 2005, he became Head of the North American Media practice, in 2006 was named Co-Head of the Global Media &amp; Communications Group, and became Global Head of the group in March of 2008. &nbsp; Epstein received his bachelor of science degree from the University of Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Wharton School and his M.B.A. from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. &nbsp;He lives in New York City with his wife and four children.
