Tom Bernthal

Thomas Bernthal is the founder and former CEO of a strategic consulting agency, Kelton Global, and former NBC News producer.[2]

Tom Bernthal
Born
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
Occupation(s)CEO and former NBC News producer
OrganizationKelton Global
Spouse
(m. 2022)
[1]
Children3
FamilyJon Bernthal (brother)
Murray Bernthal (grandfather)
Adam Schlesinger (cousin)
AwardsNews & Documentary Emmy Award

Early life

Bernthal was born in Washington, D.C., to Joan Lurie (née Marx) and Eric Lawrence "Rick" Bernthal, a former lawyer with Latham & Watkins LLP and currently chair of the board of directors for the US Humane Society.[3][4] His paternal grandfather was musician and producer Murray Bernthal.[5] He has two brothers, Jon, an actor, and Nicholas, an orthopedic surgeon and professor at UCLA.[6][7] Bernthal and his family are Jewish.[8]

Bernthal grew up in Cabin John, Maryland. He attended the Sidwell Friends School.[9]

Career

Bernthal began his career working at the White House's Communication Office during the Bill Clinton administration.[10] Following this stint, he worked as a news producer and journalist for NBC News.[11] During his six years with NBC, Bernthal produced segments for the Today Show, Nightly News, Dateline, MSNBC and CNBC and won three Emmy Awards for his work.[12]

In 2000, Bernthal moved to Los Angeles, where he continued to work for NBC before founding his own marketing and consulting agency in 2002, Kelton Global. He is a former CEO of the organization.[2]

Personal life

Bernthal was divorced and has three children.[13]

Bernthal began dating Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg in the spring of 2019. The two were engaged in February 2020,[14] and were married in August 2022.[1]

References

  1. Gajewski, Ryan (August 20, 2022). "Sheryl Sandberg Marries Former NBC News Producer Tom Bernthal". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  2. DeSantis, Rachel (August 20, 2022). "Everything to Know About Sheryl Sandberg's Husband Tom Bernthal — Including His Famous Brother". People.
  3. "Descendants of Nechah Oifman". Ancestry.com. Archived from the original on August 20, 2013.
  4. "Board of Directors and National Council : The Humane Society of the United States". humanesociety.org. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  5. "Murray Bernthal dies at 99". Broadway World. December 11, 2010.
  6. "Obituary – Murray Bernthal". The Post-Standard. December 12, 2010.
  7. "Nicholas M. Bernthal, MD : Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery | Surgery, Complex General Surgical Oncology – Santa Monica, California". www.uclahealth.org. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  8. Bloom, Nate (October 17, 2014). "Celebrity Jews". J. The Jewish News of Northern California. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  9. Grealy, Beau (2018-01-03). "Jon Bernthal Is Learning to Keep His Demons at Bay". Esquire. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  10. "CFNC.org - Career Profile". www1.cfnc.org. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  11. "Tom Bernthal | Co-President, LRW Group Action Division". Kelton Global. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  12. "Tom Bernthal | Insights Association". www.insightsassociation.org. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  13. "Divorce filing in 2020". unicourt.com. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  14. Padilla, Mariel (2020-02-03). "Sheryl Sandberg Is Engaged to Tom Bernthal". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
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