Executive Vice President – Finance, Telecom

Sarah Bryant is an accomplished executive leader with nearly 30 years of experience driving financial strategy, operational excellence, and transformation across the telecommunications industry – from high-growth startups to Fortune 30 companies.

As Executive Vice President – Finance, Telecom at Optimum, Ms. Bryant oversees financial performance, capital allocation, and operational strategy for the company’s multi-billion-dollar Telecommunications business. She is known for building strong partnerships between finance and operations, ensuring that financial strategy is tightly connected to go-to-market execution.

Before joining Optimum, Ms. Bryant spent more than two decades at Comcast, steadily rising through the ranks to support the entire Xfinity Consumer Services business – spanning sales, marketing, mobile, and residential services. She began her career in telecom at Lucent Technologies and Tellium, giving her a deep foundation in the sector’s operational and technology landscape.

Ms. Bryant is recognized for her structured yet agile approach to scaling businesses, improving cash flow, and optimizing ROI. She brings a vision-driven, entrepreneurial mindset to every role – balancing big-picture strategy with disciplined execution, and fostering cultures of trust, accountability, and innovation.

She is passionate about mentoring the next generation of leaders and building scalable financial infrastructure that fuels growth. Ms. Bryant holds a bachelor’s degree in business from Indiana University and a master’s degree in accounting from Babson College. She has served on the Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area Board and the Denver Chamber of Commerce Finance Committee Board, and is a Class XXIII graduate of the Betsy Magness Leadership Institute, the flagship executive program of Women in Cable Telecommunications.