Charter Appoints John Lee to Lead Intelligence Ventures Leveraging Proprietary AI Data
Charter Communications appoints John Lee as Head of Intelligence Ventures to lead a team developing AI-driven products and partnerships leveraging the company’s proprietary data signals. Lee, with three decades of media and advertising experience, served as NBCUniversal’s chief data officer and founded Scout Data Advisors in 2024.
1. Appointment Details
On March 23, 2026, Charter Communications named John Lee as Head of Intelligence Ventures, effective immediately, tasking him with building and directing the new unit within the Product and Technology organization.
2. Role and Responsibilities
Lee will lead a dedicated team focused on creating scalable, intelligence-driven solutions that leverage Charter’s proprietary data signals and AI capabilities to deliver differentiated value for marketers, agencies, platforms and enterprise clients in a privacy-safe manner.
3. Lee’s Professional Background
Lee founded Scout Data Advisors in 2024 to help organizations gain competitive edge through data and AI, served as NBCUniversal’s chief data officer from 2021, and spent 13 years at Merkle as corporate chief strategy officer shaping enterprise consumer data strategies.
4. Strategic Growth Implications
This appointment underscores Charter’s push to monetize its extensive data assets and AI investments, aiming to expand existing partnerships, create new revenue streams and enhance its product portfolio for Spectrum Internet, Mobile, TV and Voice customers.