David Bialis

David Bialis was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He attended the University of Southern California, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting and post-graduation worked at Price Waterhouse & Co. Bialis then held financial management roles with American Cinema in Los Angeles and Oak Industries in San Diego.

In 1984 Bialis began his career with Cox Communications where he would serve in various roles and locations spanning 32 years. Roles included Chief Financial Officer of the Cox-owned Atlanta Journal-Constitution in Atlanta and Senior Vice President & General Manager of Cox’s Oklahoma telecommunications operation. He subsequently served as Senior VP of Operations of the company’s Western Division in the Atlanta corporate office where he oversaw operations of 5 million customers in California, Arizona, Nevada and Louisiana.

In 2011 Bialis returned home to Southern California to lead Cox’s operations in San Diego, Orange County and Santa Barbara. In 2016 he retired from the company.

Currently Bialis serves on the boards of Voices for Children where he was chair for two years and interim CEO for six months in 2017; Ocean Discovery Institute; La Jolla Playhouse; Make-A-Wish and the Midway Foundation. He is a resident of Solana Beach and is father to two girls who live in San Diego and San Francisco.