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Jonathan D. Schwartz is executive vice president and general counsel of Cablevision Systems Corporation. In this role, Mr. Schwartz oversees and directs all of Cablevision's legal affairs.
Mr. Schwartz has a wide range of private and public sector experience. Most recently, he served as a senior vice president and deputy general counsel of AOL Time Warner Inc. Prior to that, he served as general counsel of Napster, Inc.
Starting in 1995, Mr. Schwartz held a series of senior positions at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., culminating with his role as principal associate deputy attorney general. He advised the attorney general on a range of legal issues of nationwide importance and was a senior manager of the department. Prior to his work in Washington, D.C., he served as a federal prosecutor in Manhattan.
A Long Island native, Mr. Schwartz graduated summa cum laude from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and finished first in his class at Stanford Law School. He was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to attend Cambridge University, where he earned a master's degree with distinction in international relations.
Mr. Schwartz served as a law clerk for both Judge Harry T. Edwards of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and for Justice Thurgood Marshall of the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a member of the New York and District of Columbia bars.
In 1998, Mr. Schwartz was named one of the top 40 lawyers under the age of 40 by Washingtonian magazine. In 1999, Mr. Schwartz was selected as a fellow at Harvard University's Institute of Politics. The Department of Justice honored him in 2001 with the prestigious Edmund J. Randolph Award, presented by the attorney general for his outstanding service to the department. | 