To Be Presented During Cable Hall of Fame Celebration, April 24, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 25, 2025
DENVER – The Syndeo Institute at The Cable Center announced Jake Perlman, EVP, Software Development & IT at Spectrum, has been named the inaugural Innovation and Intrapreneurship Award for Excellence recipient. The award recognizes and celebrates individuals and/or teams who are visionaries – turning bold ideas into reality, who push boundaries, challenge the status quo, and go above and beyond their expected responsibilities to drive meaningful and positive change. They strive to make an outsized impact from within their organizations in the here and now while focusing on the future. The award will be debuting at the 28th annual Cable Hall of Fame celebration, April 24, 2025, at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City.
“Jake’s impact on technology and cybersecurity innovation in our industry is unrivaled,” said Michael Willner, Chairman and CEO of Penthera Partners and Chairman of the Syndeo Institute at The Cable Center’s Board of Directors. “He has true intrapreneurial spirit, spearheading the use of AI and machine learning to improve customer experience and operational efficiencies at Spectrum. We are honored to name him our first Innovation and Intrapreneurship Award for Excellence recipient.
Regarding being the first recipient of the Innovation and Intrapreneurship award, Jake Perlman said, “Partnering across the business to find and execute on projects and technology that can improve results is at the center of what my team does. It is an honor to accept this award with them.”
Jake leads the technology modernization and digital engagement efforts that create exceptional experiences for Spectrum customers and employees. Promoted to EVP, Software Development & IT in 2021, he oversees software development, IT and cybersecurity. Under Perlman’s leadership, Spectrum implemented its approach to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), which will enhance customer experience, streamline operations and improve execution. Perlman also leads the company’s digital platforms and self-support tools, including Spectrum.net and the My Spectrum App, both of which allow customers to view and manage their Spectrum services.
Following the company’s 2016 transactions with Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks, Perlman served as SVP, overseeing shared software services, video and voice engineering, and lab infrastructure and deployment. In those roles, he helped create a unified support experience for the newly formed company and supported the launches of the Spectrum TV App, Spectrum Guide and Advanced WiFi. Prior to that, he was CIO at Bright House Networks. Perlman spent much of his earlier career at Qwest and CenturyLink (now Lumen) rotating through various areas of Information Technology while gaining increasingly senior roles.
Perlman serves on the National Board of Directors for Girl Scouts of the USA. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Brown University and an MBA from the University of Colorado Boulder’s Leeds School of Business.
“Jake works to drive innovation and create impactful change at Spectrum every day,” said Diane Christman, President and CEO, Syndeo Institute at The Cable Center. “Innovation and intrapreneurship isn’t just about invention—it’s about transformation, and Jake’s commitment to using new technologies to create exceptional customer and employee experiences is unmatched. We are thrilled to recognize him with the inaugural Innovation and Intrapreneurship Award for Excellence.”
The 28th annual Cable Hall of Fame will be held at the Ziegfeld Ballroom on April 24, 2025.
For more information on the celebration and to secure sponsorships, visit www.cablehalloffame.com, or call 720-502-7513.
About Syndeo Institute at The Cable Center
Syndeo Institute at The Cable Center is a modern hub for leadership development, education, and collaboration. Here, leaders come together—in person, online, and within organizations—to exchange ideas and advance innovation. An educational nonprofit based in Denver, Colorado, Syndeo Institute is home to Intrapreneurship Academy, a series of intensive leadership and innovation courses for connectivity, media, entertainment, and technology industry standouts. Syndeo Institute celebrates the contributions of industry trailblazers through the Cable Hall of Fame and Barco Library––the world’s largest collection of industry archives, historical objects, and oral histories.
Visit syndeoinstitute.org for more information.
About The Cable Hall of Fame Celebration
The industry’s best networking event, the Cable Hall of Fame, celebrates the most innovative and influential leaders in the connectivity, content, and entertainment business. Since 1998 we have recognized the top leaders and innovators for exceptional dedication to the industry and to their people. One of the industry’s most prestigious and exclusive honors, inductees are selected from a large group of nominees by a committee of peers and leaders. The official 2025 Cable Hall of Fame hashtag is #CableHOF2025.
For more information, visit www.cablehalloffame.com or call 720-502-7513
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