Dexter Goei

Dexter Goei
Born	1971
Occupation(s)	Entrepreneur, executive
Known for	Former CEO of Altice USA

Dexter Gregory Goei (born 1971) is a U.S. entrepreneur and the former chief executive officer of Altice USA, a branch of the global telecommunications corporation Altice N.V.

Early life

Born in 1971, Dexter Goei is the son of Dr. Gordon Goei, an obstetrician and gynecologist based in Beverly Hills. His father, a Chinese-Indonesian American originally from Solo, relocated to The Hague at the age of ten before moving to the United States on a scholarship to attend Calvin College. His mother, also of Chinese-Indonesian heritage, holds Dutch citizenship. Dexter’s elder sibling, Danton G. Goei, works as a portfolio manager at Davis Selected Advisers. The family surname corresponds to 魏 in Chinese characters.

In 1993, Goei obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Foreign Service, specializing in International Economics, from the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.

Career

Goei launched his professional journey in investment banking with positions at JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley. He became part of Altice in 2009 and held the CEO position at Altice N.V. until June 2016. Subsequently, he assumed the roles of president of Altice N.V. as well as chairman and CEO of Altice USA. He led Altice’s expansion into the American market by orchestrating significant acquisitions such as Suddenlink Communications in December 2015 and Cablevision Systems Corporation in June 2016, which now serve as foundational assets for Altice USA.

Additionally, he is a member of the Board of Trustees at The Paley Center for Media.

Personal life

In 2016, Goei acquired an eleven-unit multi-family property located in New York’s Greenwich Village for $30.6 million and transformed it into a single-family residence. He later sold this property for $72.5 million in 2024. He currently lives in New York City with his spouse and children.