John J. Drain

John J. Drain is the chief financial officer of Hearst Television, a position to which he was appointed in 2016. Previously, beginning in 2010, he served as senior vice president, finance.

Prior to joining Hearst Television, Drain served as the senior vice president of finance and administration for Comcast Spotlight, the advertising sales division of Comcast Cable Corporation. While at Spotlight, Drain led all finance, human resources and legal operations and served as a key contributor to Spotlight’s expansion of market interconnects, strategic acquisitions and joint venture investments. Before joining Comcast Spotlight in 2002, Drain gained extensive experience in media and broadcasting while serving in senior executive financial positions with USA.Net, Sporting News Radio Network, New World Television and Hughes Broadcasting Partners.

Drain began his career at Coopers & Lybrand, and he is a certified public accountant. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Nazareth College of Rochester and a master’s degree from Pace University. Drain is a graduate of the Center for Creative Leadership executive leadership program and is vice chairman of the board of trustees of Nazareth College.