{"id":1783,"date":"2022-08-08T18:40:20","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T18:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/administration\/?page_id=1783"},"modified":"2026-01-30T19:16:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T19:16:07","slug":"michael-armstrong","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/administration\/michael-armstrong\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Armstrong"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1783\" class=\"elementor elementor-1783\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e69bd6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e69bd6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f7d4f05\" data-id=\"f7d4f05\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-774e200 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"774e200\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-90b3c83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90b3c83\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-315fcba\" data-id=\"315fcba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efe2f85 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"efe2f85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"452\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/administration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/Trustee-Armstrong.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3996\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/administration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/Trustee-Armstrong.png 452w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/administration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/Trustee-Armstrong-234x300.png 234w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Michael D. Armstrong<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><b>Chairman<br>Class of 1994<\/b><br>(Development Committee, Executive Committee, \nand Investment Committee Chair)<br><b>Executive Vice President, Worldwide Television Licensing and Operations\nViacomCBS Global Distribution Group<\/b><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-490e742 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"490e742\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6235e80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6235e80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Michael D. Armstrong<\/strong> serves as Executive Vice President for Worldwide Television Licensing and Operations for ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group. In this position, he manages relationships with third-party studios and oversees the international sales teams for formats and the CBS Newspath service for the global content licensing team.<\/p><p>Previously, Mr. Armstrong served as General Manager of BET Networks. In this role, Armstrong drove strategy and operations, with direct oversight of Content Strategy &amp; Multiplatform Scheduling, Marketing, Corporate Communications and Operations. He also liaised closely with teams across Viacom\u2019s Media Networks, including Strategy, Finance and Research &amp; Audience Science.<\/p><p>Prior to that role, Mr. Armstrong was Executive Vice President and General Manager, Revenue and Emerging Brands, Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN). In this role, Armstrong managed the development and expansion of BET, Paramount Channel, and Spike internationally and oversaw International Program Sales, Affiliate Sales, and Viacom Velocity International, VIMN\u2019s ad sales division.<\/p><p>Mr. Armstrong has led many firsts for the company including the creation and launch of the Paramount Channel internationally in 2012, the largest ad-supported film channel in the world, available in almost 100 countries and 106 million homes outside the US. In 2016, Armstrong co-led the launch of BET Play, Viacom\u2019s first direct-to-consumer subscription video on demand offering for adult audiences. Under Armstrong\u2019s guidance, BET is now available internationally in more than 72 countries and 39 million homes. Armstrong has also been instrumental in growing Spike\u2019s distribution internationally, having worked with local market leadership to launch the first Spike channel outside the US in 2015 in the UK, followed by Benelux, the Middle East, Australia, Hungary and Russia.<\/p><p>Mr. Armstrong first joined the company in 1998 and held a variety of sales and affiliate marketing roles for brands including MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and CMT in both the New York and Chicago offices. He joined VIMN in 2011 as Senior Vice President and General Manager of BET International and Paramount Channel, having previously led BET International since May 2006.<\/p><p>Mr. Armstrong received a B.S. in marketing from Hampton University. \u00a0He received an M.B.A. in strategy and marketing from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where he was honored with the Distinguished Young Alumni Award in 2012.<\/p><p>In addition to serving on the Hampton University Board of Trustees, Mr. Armstrong serves on the boards of Canada Goose, Inspirato, and GLAZA (Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association). 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