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As co-chairman of Disney Entertainment, Dana Walden leads Disney\u2019s global portfolio of entertainment media, news and content businesses, with a singular focus on serving fans around the world. She has led Disney+ and Hulu to profitability by creating an integrated entertainment ecosystem \u2013 tightly aligning the company\u2019s linear and streaming strategies and positioning the business for long-term growth. Walden leads programming, marketing, distribution and operations across Disney\u2019s world-renowned, award-winning content brands \u2014 including ABC Entertainment, ABC News, Disney Branded Television, Disney Television Studios, FX, Hulu Originals and National Geographic Content \u2014 and shares oversight of Disney\u2019s direct-to-consumer, technology and advertising groups.<\/p>\n
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In this role, she oversees more than 25,000 employees globally and a programming slate of 4,500+ hours and nearly 300 series annually. Disney\u2019s content library consistently ranks among the most-watched, commanding four of the Top 10 most-streamed titles in the U.S. in 2025, including \u201cBluey,\u201d \u201cBob\u2019s Burgers,\u201d \u201cFamily Guy\u201d and \u201cGrey\u2019s Anatomy.\u201d Culture-defining shows like \u201cThe Bear,\u201d \u201cThe Handmaid\u2019s Tale,\u201d \u201cOnly Murders in the Building\u201d and \u201cSh\u014dgun\u201d have reinforced Disney\u2019s position as the industry benchmark for premium storytelling. Additionally, ABC has ranked as the No. 1 entertainment network for multiple consecutive seasons, and ABC News remains the most-watched news network in America.<\/p>\n
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Walden is also driving Disney\u2019s international streaming and content evolution, unifying regional operations across EMEA, LATAM and APAC, and shaping the international content strategy. Her leadership has driven increased investment in key markets and delivered breakout international hits such as \u201cMoving\u201d (Korea) and \u201cRivals\u201d (U.K.), while replacing Star with Hulu internationally to elevate Disney\u2019s general entertainment offering and global streaming footprint.<\/p>\n
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Walden joined Disney in 2019, following the company\u2019s acquisition of 21st Century Fox, initially serving as chairman of Disney Television Studios and ABC Entertainment. As her responsibilities expanded, she assumed leadership of Disney\u2019s broader entertainment businesses as chairman of Disney General Entertainment Content, ultimately rising to co-chairman of Disney Entertainment. Before joining Disney, Walden spent 25 years at 21st Century Fox and was elevated to chairman and CEO of Fox Television Group, which included Fox Broadcasting Company, 20th Century Fox Television, Fox 21 Television Studios, Fox Consumer Products and 20th Television. Most notably, during her tenure, Fox Broadcasting Company catapulted from fourth place to first.<\/p>\n
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For more than three decades, programming launched with her at the helm garnered 1,200+ awards, including more than 400 Emmy\u00ae<\/sup> wins, and established the record for the most Emmys won by a single company in one year. Fan-favorite shows produced under her purview include \u201c24,\u201d \u201cGlee,\u201d \u201cHomeland,\u201d \u201cModern Family\u201d and \u201cThis Is Us\u201d; enduring franchises like \u201c9-1-1,\u201d \u201cAmerican Horror Story\u201d and \u201cThe Simpsons\u201d; unscripted stalwarts like \u201cAmerican Idol,\u201d \u201cDancing with the Stars\u201d and \u201cThe Kardashians\u201d; beloved children\u2019s programming like \u201cMarvel\u2019s Spidey and his Amazing Friends\u201d and \u201cMickey Mouse Clubhouse\u201d; and current breakout hits like \u201cAbbott Elementary,\u201d \u201cAlien: Earth,\u201d \u201cHigh Potential,\u201d \u201cParadise\u201d and \u201cPercy Jackson and the Olympians.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Walden\u2019s leadership has been widely recognized, including most recently in 2025 with the International Emmy Founders Award and the Producers Guild of America Milestone Award. She has been consistently recognized among the most influential business leaders, receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from Harvard Undergraduate Women in Business and being named to Fortune and Forbes\u2019 Most Powerful Women lists. Walden has also received the National Association of Television Program Executive\u2019s Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award and was named MIPCOM\u2019s Personality of the Year. She serves on the boards of UCLA\u2019s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Saban Community Clinic in Los Angeles and is a member of USC\u2019s President\u2019s Leadership Council.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source thewaltdisneycompany.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As co-chairman of Disney Entertainment, Dana Walden leads Disney\u2019s global portfolio of entertainment media, news and content businesses, with a singular focus on serving fans around the world. She has led Disney+ and Hulu to profitability by creating an integrated entertainment ecosystem \u2013 tightly aligning the company\u2019s linear and streaming strategies and positioning the business […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2290874,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2290873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Dana-Walden-The-Walt-Disney-Company.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2290873"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290873\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2290875,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290873\/revisions\/2290875"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2290874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2290873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2290873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2290873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}