Bryon Rubin
Summary
Bryon Rubin is Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer at CBS Entertainment Group and has held senior CBS finance and operating responsibilities since joining the company in 1999. ([paramountpressexpress.com](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/executives/?view=bryon-rubin&utm_source=openai))
Biography
Rubin joined CBS in 1999 after working in investment banking and public accounting. Over his CBS career, he held roles including Chief Financial Officer of CBS Interactive, Executive Vice President of Corporate Development for CBS Corporation and Chief Financial Officer of the CBS Television Network. ([ir.paramount.com](https://ir.paramount.com/node/50151/pdf?utm_source=openai)) In October 2020, CBS promoted Rubin to Chief Operating Officer of the CBS Entertainment Group while he continued as its chief financial officer. His responsibilities included financial and business operations across the CBS Television Network, CBS Studios, CBS Television Stations, CBS News, CBS Sports and related distribution and digital activities. ([ir.paramount.com](https://ir.paramount.com/node/50151/pdf?utm_source=openai)) Rubin is a graduate of Lehigh University and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Public company materials describe his work primarily through finance, corporate development and operating oversight rather than through a separately reported portfolio of acquisitions or product launches. ([ir.paramount.com](https://ir.paramount.com/node/50151/pdf?utm_source=openai))
Notable achievements
- Advanced through a series of finance, corporate-development and operating roles at CBS after joining the company in 1999. ([ir.paramount.com](https://ir.paramount.com/node/50151/pdf?utm_source=openai))
- Served as CFO of CBS Interactive, supporting the company’s digital-media operations. ([ir.paramount.com](https://ir.paramount.com/node/50151/pdf?utm_source=openai))
- Led corporate-development activities for CBS Corporation, including company-wide strategy and mergers-and-acquisitions work. ([cfo.com](https://www.cfo.com/news/cfos-on-the-move-week-ending-october-30/656095/?utm_source=openai))
- Expanded his remit in 2020 to include operating responsibility for the CBS Entertainment Group while retaining the CFO role. ([ir.paramount.com](https://ir.paramount.com/node/50151/pdf?utm_source=openai))
- Oversaw financial and business operations across CBS’s broadcast, studio, stations, news, sports, syndication and digital businesses. ([paramountpressexpress.com](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/executives/?view=bryon-rubin&utm_source=openai))
Problem areas / controversies
- No major personal controversy, regulatory violation or public accounting issue involving Rubin was identified in the reviewed company releases, filings and reputable coverage.
- Rubin’s responsibilities cover legacy broadcast, cable, studio and distribution businesses facing structural pressure from changing viewing habits and advertising markets; public sources do not separately quantify a specific operating miss attributable to him. ([paramountpressexpress.com](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/executives/?view=bryon-rubin&utm_source=openai))