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,” “The Bear” and “The Old Man.” Prior to joining Disney, she was chief executive of Fox Television Group. Among her honors was the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021 from Harvard Undergraduate Women in Business.

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