Tom Bernthal


Thomas Bernthal is an American marketing CEO and former NBC News producer.

Early life

Bernthal was born in Washington, D.C., to Joan Lurie 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. His paternal grandfather was musician and producer Murray Bernthal. He has two brothers, Jon, an actor who starred in The Punisher and had roles in The Wolf of Wall Street and Baby Driver, and Nicholas, an orthopedic surgeon and professor at UCLA. Bernthal and his family are Jewish.
Bernthal grew up in Cabin John, Maryland, a suburb of Washington D.C. He attended the Sidwell Friends School.

Career

Bernthal began his career working at the White House's Communication Office during the Bill Clinton administration. Following this stint, he worked as a news producer and journalist for NBC News. 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.
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 presently is the CEO and Co-President of the organization.

Personal life

Bernthal has three children.
Bernthal began dating Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg in Spring 2019. The two were engaged in February 2020.