Co-Chairman, Walt Disney Entertainment, The Walt Disney Co.

Bergman heads Hollywood’s top-ranked movie studio, building franchises like last year’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” which grossed a blockbuster $854 million worldwide; it is the second installment of a comic book adaptation and made Black characters superheroes. The December release of “Avatar: The Way of Water” restarted a blockbuster film franchise that was dormant for 13 years. Bergman’s film-centric responsibilities span Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Studios, Searchlight Pictures, music and live stage. In an industry with high turnover, Bergman has long tenure; he started at Disney in 1996 and was named studio president in 2005.

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