bperkins22@Nul.org
Bret Perkins is responsible for local government affairs, strategic partnerships with local intergovernmental associations, and national policy advocacy organizations for Comcast. He joined Comcast in 2001 and managed local government affairs while the company grew from operating in 2,500 communities to 6,000. He implemented regulatory and legislative initiatives at the local level, managing relationships with state and local intergovernmental associations, developing political strategy, and grassroots communications. Prior to joining Comcast, Bret served as VP of system services and assistant to the president at Mercy Health System in Pennsylvania. In 2008, Bret received the National Cable & Telecommunications Association’s Vanguard Award for Young Leadership, one of the cable industry’s highest honors.