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Matthew Margo, LL.M., Term: 2007–2011
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 Mr. Matthew Margo is the Senior Vice President of Program Practices, New York, for the CBS Television Network. Mr. Margo’s responsibilities include leading the department that determines and applies CBS Television Network’s broadcast policies and guidelines for East Coast entertainment programming and all advertising and public service announcements (PSAs). He supervises the “CBS Cares” campaigns, which have won various media/entertainment industry and health industry awards, including the Paul Rogers Leadership Award. He executive produces the PSAs for CBS, featuring CBS stars discussing a wide variety of causes, including many health issues, such as HIV/AIDS, cancers, heart disease, and mental health.
Mr. Margo executive produced the first PSAs recorded by Nelson Mandela for the United States on the subject of tolerance, leveraging the project into an annual seminar on Global Diversity and Health. Mr. Margo supervises the award-winning CBSCares.tv Web site, for which he has interviewed medical and health experts on a variety of subjects, such as HIV/AIDS, women’s heart disease, breast and colon cancer, depression, bipolar disorder, menopause, and osteoporosis. In the case of HIV, his interviewees included Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Mr. Margo also initiated and executive produces the “CBS Cares” radio show, distributed nationally and hosted by Mr. Charles Osgood. Mr. Margo practiced international business law and litigation before joining CBS, where he started as a Senior Attorney for Finance, Law, and Corporate Development.
Mr. Margo served on the advisory boards of the Harvard School of Public Health Center for Communications, the Harvard Public Health Review, and the Better Business Bureau Foundation, including the Philanthropic Advisory Service. He is a former pilot; was a global and U.S. judge for the British Airways Tourism for Tomorrow Awards program, which recognizes environmentally friendly tourism (eco-tourism); and served as a judge for the International Emmy Awards. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School and lives in Manhattan.
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