John Gowen

VP/Head
Liberty Global Ventures

John Gowen co-manages Liberty Global Ventures; a global investment fund owned by Liberty Global, the second largest cable TV operator in the world and the largest outside the U.S. with over 26 million video, voice, and broadband Internet subscribers, operations in 14 countries and $11.3 billion of annualized revenue.  Mr. Gowen is a 15-year veteran of the international telecommunications and media industry.

LGI Ventures focuses its investments in three key areas: Technology (network infrastructure, home networking, bandwidth management, advertising and interactive services and applications); Content (linear and non-linear); and Distribution (emerging markets).  LGI Ventures actively leverages operating resources from the Liberty Global group of companies through all aspects of the investment life cycle. The fund is managed by a dedicated team of professionals located in Denver, London, and Sydney.

Mr. Gowen holds a B.S. in Commerce from the University of Virginia.  He lives in Denver with his wife and three young sons.