Rocco Commisso
$5.87B
as of 01/17/26
About Rocco Commisso
Rocco Commisso is the founder and CEO of cable company Mediacom, based in Chester, New York.
He previously worked as CFO at Cablevision Industries, which was acquired by Time Warner in 1995.
Commisso bought Italian Serie A soccer team Fiorentina in 2019 for a reported price of between $150 million and $200 million.
Commisso immigrated to America from Italy in 1962 at age 12. His first job was playing the accordion during movie theater intermissions.
He earned a full scholarship to Columbia University, which named its soccer stadium for him in 2013 in recognition of his donations to the school.
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Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
TelecomResidence
Saddle River, New JerseyMarital status
MarriedBirth date
11/25/49 (age 76)Number of children
2Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Columbia University; Master of Business Administration, Columbia UniversitySelf-made
self-madeRocco Commisso’s fortune is worth
98K
troy ounces of gold
90K
median U.S. household
59K
median U.S. income
0.117%
U.S. credit card volume
0.023%
GDP of the United States
0.017%
United States debt
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Commisso was offered a tryout for the 1972 U.S. Olympic soccer team. He arrived out of shape and did not make the squad.
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