Christopher T. Furst

Chris Furst serves as Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer for Univision Communications Inc.     

Furst has more than 15 years of experience in the media industry. Since 2007 Furst has served as Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer at NBC Universal, where he was responsible for global applications, infrastructure and IT operations supporting the company's worldwide media portfolio. Prior to that role he held the position of Senior Vice President & CIO for NBC Universal's global enterprise systems group.

Before joining NBC Universal, Furst was a Partner with Navint Consulting, where he was responsible for the media & entertainment practice and its clients. Furst has held a range of strategic consulting & leadership positions with industry experience in media & entertainment, consumer products and industrial manufacturing.

As a David Rockefeller Fellow, Furst works with the Partnership for New York City, focused on improving the effectiveness of public/private partnerships and civic leadership throughout the city’s five boroughs.

Furst holds a Bachelor of Science degree in management from Fairfield University. He is a member of Fairfield University’s President’s Circle and Fairfield University’s Multicultural Scholarship fundraising committee.

Furst resides in Chatham, New Jersey with his wife, Megan and his daughters, Peyton and Riley.