University of Southern California

Kevin Stephens
President Commercial & Advertising Operations
Company: 
Suddenlink Communications

Kevin Stephens is President of Suddenlink’s Commercial & Advertising Operations (CAO) organization. As a seasoned and forward-thinking communications executive, he was instrumental in the formation of CAO and has led the division as senior vice president since joining Suddenlink in May 2006.

Stephens is responsible for leading Suddenlink’s fast-growing business services, carrier and advertising groups. Having more than doubled its revenues under Stephen’s leadership, CAO is now a $350 million division providing targeted advertising sales and mission-critical data, voice and video services to business and carrier customers.

CableFAX Magazine has named Stephens to its list of "Top Minorities in Cable" every year since 2007. He is a corporate officer with Suddenlink, and sits on the boards of directors for the Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau, the National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC), the Boys & Girls Clubs of Collin County (Texas), and the Institute for Communication Technology Management at the University of Southern California.

Stephens holds an MBA from the University of Southern California and a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Michigan.