D'Arcy Rudnay, SVP, Corporate Communications, Comcast Corporation
D’Arcy Rudnay is one of the top female executives at Comcast, where she is the company’s primary spokesperson and is responsible for Comcast’s reputation management. Rudnay leads strategic communications planning and facilitates unified and consistent messaging, internally and externally. She plays a significant role in all Comcast deals, working closely with CEO Brian Roberts, Comcast senior management and financial and investor relations teams to ensure key messages are accurately and effectively communicated to customers, investors, media, the general public and over 100,000 employees. Rudnay makes sure Comcast is prominent in the news by generating major feature stories in national newspapers and business magazines. In addition to being a leader in the communications industry, she has been active on several nonprofit boards and has received numerous professional awards, including CableFAX’s “Most Powerful Women in Cable.” —JC