Jonathan D. Schwartz is executive vice president and general counsel of Cablevision Systems Corporation. As the company's chief legal officer, Mr. Schwartz oversees and directs Cablevision's legal and corporate governance functions across all of its businesses. Prior to joining Cablevision in 2003, Mr. Schwartz had a wide range of private and public sector experience. He served as general counsel of Napster, Inc. before joining Time Warner Inc. as senior vice president and deputy general counsel. Starting in 1995, Mr. Schwartz held a series of senior positions at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., culminating with his role as principal associate deputy attorney general. He advised the attorney general on a range of legal issues of nationwide importance and was a senior manager of the department. Prior to his work in Washington, D.C., he served as a federal prosecutor in Manhattan. Mr. Schwartz has also served as a law clerk for both Judge Harry T. Edwards of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and for Justice Thurgood Marshall of the U.S. Supreme Court. A Long Island native, Mr. Schwartz graduated summa cum laude from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and finished first in his class at Stanford Law School. He was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to attend Cambridge University, where he earned a master's degree with distinction in international relations. Mr. Schwartz is a member of the New York and District of Columbia bars. He was a Fellow at Harvard University's Institute of Politics and is the recipient of the prestigious Edmund J. Randolph Award, presented by the attorney general for outstanding service to the Department of Justice.
