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Professional career
In 1977, Lamont became editor for the Black River Tribune, a small weekly newspaper in Ludlow, Vermont. During his time there, he worked alongside journalists Jane Mayer and Alex Beam.[14] After graduating from Yale, he entered the cable television industry, managing the startup operation in Fairfield County, Connecticut, for Cablevision.[13] In 1984, he founded Campus Televideo, a company that provides cable and satellite services to college campuses across the country.[15][16] He later chaired Lamont Digital Systems, a telecommunications firm that invests in new media startups.[17][18] Campus Televideo was its largest division before Austin, Texas-based firm Apogee acquired it on September 3, 2015.[19][16]
Lamont has served on the board of trustees for the Conservation Services Group,[20] Mercy Corps,[21] the Norman Rockwell Museum,[22] the YMCA, and the Young Presidents' Organization.[23] He has also served on the advisory boards of the Yale School of Management[24] and the Brookings Institution.[23]
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