The Walt Disney Company executive team & leadership
The Walt Disney Company's executive team includes 16 tracked leaders as of August 2026, led by Josh D'Amaro (Chief Executive Officer). The org chart, per-leader profiles and full leadership list are below.
The Walt Disney Company executive team overview
The Walt Disney Company has 16 tracked executives leading key functions including company strategy and operations, financial strategy, a key function, marketing (as of August 2026). The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. Founded on October 16, 1923 by brothers Walt and Roy O. Disney as an animation studio, the company is headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios lot in Burbank, California and adopted its current name in 1986. It reported revenues of $94.4 billion for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2025, and Josh D'Amaro became Chief Executive Officer on March 18, 2026, succeeding Bob Iger.
The Walt Disney Company executive team org chart
Josh D'AmaroChief Executive Officer- HJHugh JohnstonSenior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
- DWDana WaldenPresident and Chief Creative Officer
- ABAlan BergmanChairman, Disney Entertainment, Studios
- TMThomas MazloumChairman, Disney Experiences
- JP
James PitaroChairman, ESPN - DODebra O'ConnellChairman, Disney Entertainment Television
- AAAsad AyazChief Marketing and Brand Officer
- SCSonia ColemanSenior Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer
- HGHoracio GutierrezSenior Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Global Affairs Officer
- PRPaul RoederSenior Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer
- DL
David L. BowdichExecutive Vice President and Chief Security Officer - BSBenjamin SwinburneExecutive Vice President of Investor Relations and Corporate Strategy
- BWBrent WoodfordExecutive Vice President, Controllership, Financial Planning and Tax
- TATinisha AgramonteSenior Vice President and Chief Opportunity & Inclusion Officer
- RA
Robert A. IgerSenior Advisor
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Employees by management level
| Name | Profiles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C-level | 40 | <0.1% |
| VP | 1,600 | 0.8% |
| Director | 8,000 | 4.1% |
| Manager | 26,000 | 13% |
| Individual contributor | 157,958 | 82% |
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Leadership team
| Leader | Location | Profile | |
|---|---|---|---|
| JDJosh D'AmaroChief Executive Officer | ••••@disney.com | Profile → | |
| HJHugh JohnstonSenior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ••••@disney.com | Profile → | |
| DWDana WaldenPresident and Chief Creative Officer | ••••@disney.com | Profile → | |
| ABAlan BergmanChairman, Disney Entertainment, Studios | ••••@disney.com | Profile → | |
| TMThomas MazloumChairman, Disney Experiences | ••••@disney.com | Profile → | |
| JPJames PitaroChairman, ESPN | ••••@disney.com | Profile → | |
| DODebra O'ConnellChairman, Disney Entertainment Television | ••••@disney.com | Profile → | |
| AAAsad AyazChief Marketing and Brand Officer | ••••@disney.com | Profile → | |
| SCSonia ColemanSenior Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer | ••••@disney.com | Profile → | |
| HGHoracio GutierrezSenior Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Global Affairs Officer | ••••@disney.com | Profile → | |
| PRPaul RoederSenior Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer | ••••@disney.com | Profile → | |
| DLDavid L. BowdichExecutive Vice President and Chief Security Officer | ••••@disney.com | Profile → | |
| BSBenjamin SwinburneExecutive Vice President of Investor Relations and Corporate Strategy | ••••@disney.com | Profile → | |
| BWBrent WoodfordExecutive Vice President, Controllership, Financial Planning and Tax | ••••@disney.com | Profile → | |
| TATinisha AgramonteSenior Vice President and Chief Opportunity & Inclusion Officer | ••••@disney.com | Profile → | |
| RARobert A. IgerSenior Advisor | ••••@disney.com | Profile → |
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The Walt Disney Company executive team roles
Josh D'Amaro · full profile →
Chief Executive Officer
Josh D'Amaro is Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company, a role he took on March 18, 2026 at the company's annual meeting. Disney's board elected him in a unanimous vote announced on February 3, 2026, choosing the head of its parks business to succeed Bob Iger. He previously served as Chairman of Disney Experiences, the segment that spans the company's theme parks, resorts, cruise line and consumer products businesses.
Hugh Johnston · full profile →
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Hugh F. Johnston is Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Walt Disney Company, a role he took up on December 4, 2023. He continues as CFO under Josh D'Amaro and represents Disney at investor conferences, including the Morgan Stanley and MoffettNathanson media conferences in 2026.
Dana Walden · full profile →
President and Chief Creative Officer
Dana Walden is President and Chief Creative Officer of The Walt Disney Company, reporting to Chief Executive Officer Josh D'Amaro. Her appointment was announced on March 16, 2026 as part of the leadership team set for the expanded Disney Entertainment segment, and she shares oversight of the Direct to Consumer business with Alan Bergman. She was a candidate in the CEO succession race that D'Amaro won.
Alan Bergman · full profile →
Chairman, Disney Entertainment, Studios
Alan Bergman is Chairman of Disney Entertainment, Studios, where he oversees all aspects of the company's film studios, including production, marketing and distribution. Under the March 2026 leadership structure he continues in that role and shares oversight of the Direct to Consumer business with Dana Walden.
Thomas Mazloum · full profile →
Chairman, Disney Experiences
Thomas Mazloum is Chairman of Disney Experiences, effective March 18, 2026, succeeding Josh D'Amaro when D'Amaro became Chief Executive Officer. He had served as Disneyland President since March 2025, leading 36,000 cast members and all areas of the Disneyland business, including Disneyland, Disney California Adventure, three resort hotels and the Downtown Disney District.
James Pitaro · full profile →
Chairman, ESPN
James Pitaro has been Chairman of ESPN since February 2023, with operational and financial responsibility for the network. He was named ESPN President and Co-Chair of Disney Media Networks in March 2018. Before that he was Chairman of Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media. He joined Disney in 2010 from Yahoo, where he was Head of Media.
Debra O'Connell · full profile →
Chairman, Disney Entertainment Television
Debra O'Connell is Chairman of Disney Entertainment Television, reporting to Dana Walden. Under the March 2026 leadership structure she continues to oversee ABC News and the ABC Owned Television Stations alongside her expanded remit.
Asad Ayaz · full profile →
Chief Marketing and Brand Officer
Asad Ayaz is Chief Marketing and Brand Officer of The Walt Disney Company. Under the leadership structure announced in March 2026 he reports to Chief Executive Officer Josh D'Amaro and to Dana Walden, President and Chief Creative Officer.
Sonia Coleman · full profile →
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer
Sonia Coleman leads global people and culture strategy, talent, compensation and benefits at The Walt Disney Company. She took over the company's human resources function in April 2023, succeeding Paul Richardson. She joined Disney in 2008 in human resources at Disney Consumer Products and later led HR for Disney Entertainment and ESPN. Before Disney, she worked at The Children's Place and The Home Depot.
Horacio Gutierrez · full profile →
Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Global Affairs Officer
Horacio Gutierrez joined Disney in February 2022 as General Counsel and Secretary and now also leads global affairs. Before Disney, he was Head of Global Affairs and Chief Legal Officer at Spotify. Earlier, he spent 17 years at Microsoft in legal roles, ending as Corporate Vice President and General Counsel.
Paul Roeder · full profile →
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer
Paul Roeder was appointed Chief Communications Officer of The Walt Disney Company effective March 2026. He joined Disney's ABC communications team in 2001 and held corporate communications roles from 2002 to 2010. He led communications for The Walt Disney Studios from 2010, and in 2023 took on communications for Disney Entertainment Studios, Direct-to-Consumer and International. He began his career at William Morris.
David L. Bowdich · full profile →
Executive Vice President and Chief Security Officer
David L. Bowdich has led security at The Walt Disney Company since February 2021. Before Disney, he spent 25 years at the FBI, serving as Deputy Director from 2018 to 2021. He earlier led the FBI Los Angeles Field Office and joined the Bureau in 1995 in San Diego. He began his career as a police officer in Albuquerque.
Benjamin Swinburne · full profile →
Executive Vice President of Investor Relations and Corporate Strategy
Benjamin Swinburne leads investor relations and corporate strategy at The Walt Disney Company, reporting to CFO Hugh Johnston. His hiring was announced in January 2026. He previously spent his career at Morgan Stanley, which he joined as a research analyst in 1999 and where he became Managing Director and Head of U.S. Media Research, covering media, entertainment, advertising and telecom.
Brent Woodford · full profile →
Executive Vice President, Controllership, Financial Planning and Tax
Brent Woodford oversees controllership, financial planning and tax at The Walt Disney Company, which he joined in October 2003. Before Disney, he was Vice President, Controller of Yum! Brands and earlier Controller of PepsiCo's international restaurant division. He is a CPA and a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Tinisha Agramonte · full profile →
Senior Vice President and Chief Opportunity & Inclusion Officer
Tinisha Agramonte has led opportunity and inclusion at The Walt Disney Company since 2023. She joined Disney in 2022 as Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Talent Outreach & Development within Disney Experiences. Before Disney, she held senior executive positions at Motorola Solutions and worked at several federal agencies, where she started the First-Generation Professionals program.
Robert A. Iger · full profile →
Senior Advisor
Robert A. Iger is a Senior Advisor to The Walt Disney Company. He served as Chief Executive Officer until Josh D'Amaro succeeded him at the annual meeting on March 18, 2026, and remains a board member and senior advisor through the end of the year.