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The Walt Disney Company CEO and executives

Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, Robert A. Chapek is the The Walt Disney Company's CEO. The Walt Disney Company has 223,000 employees, of which 71 are in a leadership position.
Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:
  • The The Walt Disney Company executive team is 44% female and 56% male.
  • 61% of the management team is White.
  • 16% of The Walt Disney Company management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 9% of the management team is Black or African American.
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Robert A. Chapek

CEO

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Mr. Chapek served as Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products since the segment’s creation in 2018, and prior to that was Chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts since 2015.

As Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, Mr. Chapek oversaw the Company’s largest business segment, with operations around the globe and more than 170,000 employees worldwide. The segment includes Disney’s iconic travel and leisure businesses, encompassing six resort destinations in the United States, Europe and Asia, a top-rated cruise line, a popular vacation ownership program, and an award-winning guided family adventure business. Disney’s global consumer products operations include the world’s leading licensing business across toys, apparel, home goods, digital games and apps, the world’s largest children’s print publisher, Disney store locations around the world, and the shopDisney e-commerce platform.

During his tenure at the Parks segment, Mr. Chapek oversaw the opening of Disney’s first theme park and resort in mainland China, Shanghai Disney Resort; the addition of numerous guest offerings across Disney’s six resort destinations in the U.S., Europe and Asia, including the creation of the new Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge lands at Disneyland and Walt Disney World and the addition of Marvel-inspired attractions around the globe; and the expansion of Disney Cruise Line with the announced construction of three new ships.

From 2011 to 2015, Mr. Chapek was President of the former Disney Consumer Products segment, where he drove the technology-led transformation of the Company’s consumer products, retail and publishing operations. Prior to that, he served as President of Distribution for The Walt Disney Studios and was responsible for overseeing the Studios’ overall content distribution strategy across multiple platforms including theatrical exhibition, home entertainment, pay TV, digital entertainment and new media. He also served as President of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, where he spearheaded the successful “vault strategy” for the Company’s iconic films and transformed the primary format of home entertainment from DVD to Blu-ray.

Before joining Disney in 1993, Mr. Chapek worked in brand management at H.J. Heinz Company and in advertising at J. Walter Thompson.

Mr. Chapek earned a B.S. in Microbiology at Indiana University Bloomington and an MBA from Michigan State University.

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Derica W. Rice

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Robert A. Chapek

CEO

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Mr. Chapek served as Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products since the segment’s creation in 2018, and prior to that was Chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts since 2015.

As Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, Mr. Chapek oversaw the Company’s largest business segment, with operations around the globe and more than 170,000 employees worldwide. The segment includes Disney’s iconic travel and leisure businesses, encompassing six resort destinations in the United States, Europe and Asia, a top-rated cruise line, a popular vacation ownership program, and an award-winning guided family adventure business. Disney’s global consumer products operations include the world’s leading licensing business across toys, apparel, home goods, digital games and apps, the world’s largest children’s print publisher, Disney store locations around the world, and the shopDisney e-commerce platform.

During his tenure at the Parks segment, Mr. Chapek oversaw the opening of Disney’s first theme park and resort in mainland China, Shanghai Disney Resort; the addition of numerous guest offerings across Disney’s six resort destinations in the U.S., Europe and Asia, including the creation of the new Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge lands at Disneyland and Walt Disney World and the addition of Marvel-inspired attractions around the globe; and the expansion of Disney Cruise Line with the announced construction of three new ships.

From 2011 to 2015, Mr. Chapek was President of the former Disney Consumer Products segment, where he drove the technology-led transformation of the Company’s consumer products, retail and publishing operations. Prior to that, he served as President of Distribution for The Walt Disney Studios and was responsible for overseeing the Studios’ overall content distribution strategy across multiple platforms including theatrical exhibition, home entertainment, pay TV, digital entertainment and new media. He also served as President of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, where he spearheaded the successful “vault strategy” for the Company’s iconic films and transformed the primary format of home entertainment from DVD to Blu-ray.

Before joining Disney in 1993, Mr. Chapek worked in brand management at H.J. Heinz Company and in advertising at J. Walter Thompson.

Mr. Chapek earned a B.S. in Microbiology at Indiana University Bloomington and an MBA from Michigan State University.

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Derica W. Rice

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The Walt Disney Company leadership demographics

The Walt Disney Company gender distribution in management team

  • The The Walt Disney Company executive team is 44% female and 56% male.
  • The Walt Disney Company is 55% female and 45% male company-wide.
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Company-wide: 45%
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Female
44%
Company-wide: 55%

The Walt Disney Company executives by race

Management Team:
  • The most common ethnicity among The Walt Disney Company executive officers is White.
  • 61% of the management team is White.
  • 16% of The Walt Disney Company's management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 10% of the management team is Asian.
Company-wide:
  • White is the most common ethnicity company-wide.
  • 57% of employees are White.
  • 20% of employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 12% of employees are Black or African American.
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A zippia user wrote a review on Jan 2025
Pros of working at The Walt Disney Company

Good pay, nice bonus structure, lots of interesting stuff to work on

Cons of working at The Walt Disney Company

Health insurance benefits are not good, the company is bloated, inept engineering leadership

The Walt Disney Company benefits

Free park admission and resort discounts

How does your compensation at The Walt Disney Company compare to the industry average?

Better than most, but not quite on par with FAANG. If you earn your bonuses and promotions you can do very well.

What brings you the most joy at The Walt Disney Company?

Building streaming apps used by millions of users around the world. Solving challenging problems.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2024
Pros of working at The Walt Disney Company

You get to learn lots of stuff in a short period of time, with the best.

Cons of working at The Walt Disney Company

Work environment can be challenging at times, due to co workers, rude guests and ungrateful leaders (bosses) and coordinators (supervisors).

The Walt Disney Company benefits

Free park entry, discounts on merchandise, and the ability to shop at an exclusive employee store (Cast Connections).

What do you like best about The Walt Disney Company's CEO and the leadership team?

The amount of opportunities the company offers.

How would you improve The Walt Disney Company's culture?

Hiring employees who are efficient but kind.

How did you prepare for the The Walt Disney Company interview?

I talked about my previous job experiences and skills.

How does your compensation at The Walt Disney Company compare to the industry average?

It's not the best, but it's better than most full time/ part time jobs related to retail.

What's the diversity at The Walt Disney Company like?

The representation is diverse, you get to see a ton of cultures, people, and languages.

What brings you the most joy at The Walt Disney Company?

Making magic for guests.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2024
Pros of working at The Walt Disney Company

Comp tickets.

Cons of working at The Walt Disney Company

For me, the cut-throat environment & every man for himself mentality was difficult to navigate. For women, harrasment is commonplace. Every woman i know from work has a story to tell along those lines. In my dept. the managers sit in their air conditioned offices unbothered by us on the front lines in 100 ° heat, when we are short or getting slammed by crowds. They don't lift a finger to help. Ever. They don't even speak to us in passing. If you love this company & grew up w/the parks & movies & want to maintain that, do not work here!

The Walt Disney Company benefits

Comp tickets/main gate.

What do you like best about The Walt Disney Company's CEO and the leadership team?

There isn't much to like about corporate within the company. They're over paid & out of touch with us as employees (CM) and the guests.

How would you improve The Walt Disney Company's culture?

Remove the CEO. Remove D'Amaro and rebuild from the ground up.

How did you prepare for the The Walt Disney Company interview?

As a Disney fan from childhood, i spent my whole life waiting for that moment! I'd been preparing since I was 5!

What brings you the most joy at The Walt Disney Company?

Making a guest's day. Seeing a happy family enjoying their vacation. Doing my job well and with a smile despite crowds, heat and physical strain.

What's the diversity at The Walt Disney Company like?

This company and it's inclusion.....the thing is, it's a great thing to make sure everyone belongs. The problem with this place is it's all spin!!! Women get no respect in lower roles a d frequently deal with harassment. *That's not inclusive *.

How does your compensation at The Walt Disney Company compare to the industry average?

We are vastly underpaid by national standards. By Florida standards, TWDC pays above minimum wage.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2024
Pros of working at The Walt Disney Company

You are exposed to Network if you know how, when and where. Anniversary celebrations are fun. Perks and discounts at the Parks, Merchandise and Events. Legacy award takes you places.

Cons of working at The Walt Disney Company

Expect to work long hours so you don't really have the time to enjoy the perks for fun, management biases, inclusion is still a working progress and there is a lot of room for improvement. Lots of work expectations for the low pay rate.

The Walt Disney Company benefits

Great 401k plan, and insurance. Free and unlimited park admission for self, and some other park admission opportunities for the family (limited). 10 Years or More anniversary party is amazing!

What do you like best about The Walt Disney Company's CEO and the leadership team?

Lately CEO is all about money and the leadership teams are doing the best they can with what they have.

How would you improve The Walt Disney Company's culture?

They have recently added Inclusion to their Keys, but they are far from delivering it. Inclusion is not just for demographics, they need to expand their knowledge in ADA including the non-visual disabilities such as Neurodivergence.

How did you prepare for the The Walt Disney Company interview?

Be authentic and positive during your interview aside from getting to know the department you will be working with ahead of time and at least the basic knowledge of the company.

How does your compensation at The Walt Disney Company compare to the industry average?

There is room for improvement with the compensation. I am a true believer the Disney company rules wages in Central Florida. If they bring their compensations up, the rest of the companies will follow. (at least within the Travel & Leisure companies).

What's the diversity at The Walt Disney Company like?

The representation of diverse demographics is improving but it still a working progress.

What brings you the most joy at The Walt Disney Company?

The Walt Disney World company is a fast-paced company to be working with. You only get joy when you can enjoy the perks.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2024
Pros of working at The Walt Disney Company

i'm working to Walter Disney for creating the conflict on the story for live action and animation

Cons of working at The Walt Disney Company

it must the golden coins to the circle of the statue

The Walt Disney Company benefits

My favorite park is Disneyland i enjoy the ride could work for adventure and romance like action ride

What do you like best about The Walt Disney Company's CEO and the leadership team?

i like the to be part of the member of the team to leadership foe CEO like the ship

How would you improve The Walt Disney Company's culture?

i improve to the culture of the ride on the company

How did you prepare for the The Walt Disney Company interview?

i will be prepare to get main character to Super Alberto the musical and ride adventure

How does your compensation at The Walt Disney Company compare to the industry average?

i like to compare to Walter Disney for his company on drawing animation for the live action film

What's the diversity at The Walt Disney Company like?

i feel happy to be part the member of team to organization to represent to the company

What brings you the most joy at The Walt Disney Company?

i bring everyone joy of the best theme for Disneyland

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A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2024
Pros of working at The Walt Disney Company

I enjoy the challenge of solving complex problems as well as the sense of accomplishment that comes with finding a solution.

Cons of working at The Walt Disney Company

Being on a small team has its downsides, though. One of them is that there aren't a lot of paths upward in the company.

The Walt Disney Company benefits

Paid time off

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A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2023
Pros of working at The Walt Disney Company

Every cast member I worked with wanted to be the worlds best and that reflected in the awesome team I worked with. Half of the management team were engaging and cared about making it low stress with enough cast member to execute a massive job completed excellently

Cons of working at The Walt Disney Company

Some uniforms were not comfy and it was hot and humid something better could be made for those outside in the heat working hard. The pay and the benifits. To low the hourly pay and it’s a union controlling your pay. Not every cast member or leader works the same and some do deserve so much more than others. The union helps the company not the employees, some benifits were nice but not when I worked there. No overtime was allowed to much

The Walt Disney Company benefits

We did get passes to share and the back room to buy food and Disney merchandise and auctions on Disney bigger items was a giant plus on working with Disney. You could take your family to the grocery part and part of the discounted store when I worked there in 2013. I would hope to go back one day to work my senior years part time.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Dec 2021
Pros of working at The Walt Disney Company

Great morals and values, and excellent teamwork environment.

Cons of working at The Walt Disney Company

High turnover and poor management.

The Walt Disney Company benefits

Being apart of a company that was made to make people forget about their troubles in life and experience real-life magic.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2021
Pros of working at The Walt Disney Company

The stability of working in a company with a rich history and dependable product. You never had to worry about it going belly up!

Cons of working at The Walt Disney Company

Lack of trust amongst employees and especially from management. You could never be certain that the smiles they flashed were 100% genuine.

The Walt Disney Company benefits

Because it was such a big and well-known company, doors were quickly opened to me that wouldn’t have been if I had worked anywhere else.

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A zippia user wrote a review on May 2020
Pros of working at The Walt Disney Company

The benefits and allotment of job opportunities is endless.

Cons of working at The Walt Disney Company

The transition is hard from entry level positions to supervisory roles or management.

The Walt Disney Company benefits

Favorite perk is visiting the theme parks for free saving $100's to $1000's. The amount of discounts that Disney gets through many companies they do business with is limitless. Great benefits!

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A zippia user wrote a review on Feb 2020
Pros of working at The Walt Disney Company

creating amazing guest experiences

Cons of working at The Walt Disney Company

executive leadership needs work

The Walt Disney Company benefits

park/hotel discounts

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A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2019
Pros of working at The Walt Disney Company

The community between cast members was exemplary. Everyone was cordial regardless of any issues happening amongst them.

Cons of working at The Walt Disney Company

The management was very disorganized and we as employees were not treated with the same level of respect.

The Walt Disney Company benefits

Free access to every Disney park was amazing.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2019
Pros of working at The Walt Disney Company

I was working in my favorite park (Animal Kingdom) every day and helping guests with their questions

Cons of working at The Walt Disney Company

I want to move up and be able to use my degree and HAACP certification for a better job and future career but there is a lot of favoritism and two sided sort of management

The Walt Disney Company benefits

Being able to explore the parks at any time and just relax in the most magical place on earth

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