# Wade Davis

> Wade Davis is a media investor and executive who founded ForgeLight, led the investor group that acquired control of Univision, and helped combine it with Televisa’s content business in 2022. He oversaw the launch of ViX, served as TelevisaUnivision CEO until September 2024, and remains its vice chairman. On October 14, 2026, he became CEO and executive chairman of Clear Channel Outdoor following Mubadala Capital’s acquisition.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman at Clear Channel Outdoor; Vice Chairman of the Board at TelevisaUnivision; Founder and CEO at ForgeLight
- **Organizations:** Clear Channel Outdoor, TelevisaUnivision, ForgeLight, TWG Global, Viacom, Charter Communications, AdvancePath Academics, America’s Choice
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Degrees in philosophy and economics, with distinction and honors, Williams College
- **Known for:** Founded ForgeLight in 2019., Led the investor group that acquired a controlling stake in Univision in December 2020., Helped create TelevisaUnivision through the combination completed January 31, 2022.

## Career timeline

- **Before Viacom** — Worked in technology and media investment banking, including at Wasserstein Perella and Lazard; co-founded AdvancePath Academics and served as EVP of operations at America’s Choice.
- **2005–2006** — Joined Viacom in mergers and acquisitions. Viacom’s 2012 announcement dates his arrival to December 2005; later board biographies list the first role from January 2006.
- **2009** — Became Viacom EVP of strategy and corporate development.
- **2012–2019** — Served as Viacom executive vice president and chief financial officer.
- **2019** — Founded ForgeLight, focused on media and consumer technology.
- **2020-12** — Searchlight and ForgeLight completed the acquisition of 64% of Univision; Davis assumed the CEO role at closing.
- **2022-01** — Led the combination of Univision with Televisa’s media content and production assets, forming TelevisaUnivision.
- **2022-03** — TelevisaUnivision launched ViX’s free, advertising-supported streaming tier.
- **2024-09** — Daniel Alegre succeeded him as CEO on September 19; Davis became vice chairman and continued on the board’s executive committee.
- **2026-02** — Partnered with Mubadala Capital and TWG Global on the announced $6.2 billion Clear Channel Outdoor acquisition.
- **2026-10** — Became Clear Channel Outdoor CEO and executive chairman on October 14 when the acquisition closed.

## Achievements

- Founded ForgeLight in 2019.
- Led the investor group that acquired a controlling stake in Univision in December 2020.
- Helped create TelevisaUnivision through the combination completed January 31, 2022.
- Oversaw the 2022 launch of ViX; its free tier exceeded 50 million global monthly active users in Q2 2024.
- Helped oversee Viacom’s acquisition of Pluto TV while serving as CFO.
- Became CEO and executive chairman of Clear Channel Outdoor in October 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Clear Channel Outdoor announced completion of Mubadala Capital’s approximately $6.2 billion acquisition on October 14. Davis became CEO, succeeding Scott Wells, and executive chairman.
- **2026-03** — Charter’s 2026 proxy statement lists Davis as an independent director, with director service beginning in 2026.
- **2026-02** — Clear Channel announced the acquisition agreement with Mubadala Capital in partnership with TWG Global; Davis was initially expected to become executive chairman.
- **2024-09** — Moved from TelevisaUnivision CEO to vice chairman when Daniel Alegre became CEO on September 19.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wade-davis-exec

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Last updated: 2026-10-22