Tom Werner Biography

Fast Facts

• He studied at the Hotchkiss School in Salisbury, Conn․, and earned an English degree at Harvard University
• Quote: "(On being chairman of the Boston Red Sox) "We enjoy watching this team play․ It's exciting․ Everybody seems to be contributing․""
• Quote: "(On the Boston Red Sox' disappointing 2012 season) "One of the beautiful things about baseball is that it's hard to predict․ But we'll be back․""
• Co-founded Fenway Sports Group, the investment and operations company that owns the Boston Red Sox major-league baseball team and Fenway Park, the stadium at which they play home games
• With business partners Marcy Carsey, Caryn Mandabach and Oprah Winfrey, he founded the cable TV channel Oxygen
• As co-founder of Carsey-Werner Productions, he served as executive producer of TV series such as "The Cosby Show," "Roseanne," "3rd Rock from the Sun" and "That 70s Show․"
• As Director of East Coast Prime Time Development at ABC-TV, he oversaw the development of the successful comedies "Bosom Buddies," "Soap" and "Taxi․"