James L. Dolan

Executive Chairman at AMC Networks

Mr. James L. Dolan is Non-Executive Chairman since September 2020. He is also Executive Chairman of Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (“MSG Sports”) since October 2015 and was the Chief Executive Officer of MSG Sports from November 2017 until the effective time of the spinoff of MSG Entertainment from MSG Sports, which occurred on April 17, 2020. Mr. Dolan is the Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MSG Entertainment since November 2019. Mr. Dolan was the Executive Chairman of MSG Networks Inc. (“MSG Networks”) from June 2009 until the merger of MSG Entertainment with MSG Networks in July 2021 and he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of MSG Networks from March 15, 2015 to July 15, 2015. Mr. Dolan was Chief Executive Officer of Cablevision from October 1995 until its sale in June 2016. He was President of Cablevision from June 1998 to April 2014, Chief Executive Officer of Rainbow Media Holdings, Inc. from September 1992 to October 1995, and Vice President of Cablevision from 1987 to September 1992. Mr. Dolan currently serves as a director of MSG Sports and MSG Entertainment. Mr. Dolan previously was a director of MSG Networks, Cablevision and Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. Mr. Dolan is the son of Charles F. Dolan, the spouse of Kristin A. Dolan, the father of Aidan J. Dolan, the brother of Marianne Dolan Weber, Patrick F. Dolan and Thomas C. Dolan and the brother-in-law of Brian G. Sweeney.

Timeline

  • Executive Chairman

    Current role