17 Highest Paid CEOs in the World in 2017

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17. Brian L. Roberts

Compensation: $28.64 million

Brian L. Roberts has been the CEO of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) since 2002. Roberts was appointed as Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA)’s President in 1990, having joined the company in 1981, right after his graduation from the Wharton School of Business. In 2004, Roberts was appointed as Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA)’s Chairman. Under his leadership, Comcast became a Fortune 50 company, while its revenue surged to $80.4 billion in 2016 from $657 million in 1990.

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