Co-Chair, Disney Entertainment
The Walt Disney Co.
Walden oversees Disney’s portfolio of entertainment media, news and content businesses globally, including Disney’s streaming business. As such, she leads ABC Entertainment, ABC News, Disney Television Studios, FX, Hulu Originals and National Geographic Content, among others. Walden has overseen the production of such television shows as “24,” “Glee,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “black-ish,” “The Simpsons,” “American Idol,” “Dancing with the Stars” and “The Bear.” Prior to joining Disney, she was chief executive of Fox Television Group. Among her honors was being named in 2023 to Forbes and Fortune magazines’ most powerful women lists. She serves on the board of directors of UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Friends of Saban Community Clinic, the nonprofit’s fundraising arm.
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