Ben Sherwood

Co-Chairman at The Walt Disney Co. /Media Networks

Ben Sherwood

Ben Sherwood

Co-Chairman at The Walt Disney Co. /Media Networks

Overview

Career Highlights

Disney | ABC Television Group
ABC News, Inc.
The Walt Disney Co. /Media Networks

RelSci Relationships

3858

Number of Boards

4

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Jeffrey Rosen

President & Chief Executive Officer at National Constitution Center

Relationship likelihood: Strong

James Pitaro

Chairman, ESPN & Sports Content at The Walt Disney Company

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Richard Haass

President at Council on Foreign Relations

Relationship likelihood: Strong

David M. Rubenstein

Co-Founder at The Carlyle Group, Inc.

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Anne M. Sweeney

Former Co-Chairman, Media Networks at The Walt Disney Company

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Rita Ferro

Head, Integrated Sales at The Walt Disney Company

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Ben Pyne

President, Global Distribution at The Walt Disney Co. /Media Networks

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Elyse Eidman-Aadahl

Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer at National Writing Project

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall

Senior Fellow at Harvard University - Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the John F. Kennedy School of Government

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Stephen J. Harmelin

Of Counsel at Dilworth Paxson LLP

Relationship likelihood: Strong

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In The News

Axios.com

February 11, 2021

New app from a former Disney exec looks to bring the magic back to youth sports

PR Newswire

February 9, 2021

MOJO Brings the Magic Back to Youth Sports: Innovative New App Makes Coaching Easier and Youth Sports Fun Again for Millions of Kids and Families; One-Stop, Coach-in-a-Box Solution for Parent-Coaches and Families;

The New York Times

February 5, 2021

Zucker Says He's Leaving Post at CNN At Year's End

The New York Times

September 20, 2020

Jeff Zucker Helped Create Donald Trump. That Show May Be Ending.; the media equation

CNN

July 24, 2020

The cure for Covid-19 is trust

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Ben Sherwood

Co-Chairman at The Walt Disney Co. /Media Networks

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Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall

Senior Fellow at Harvard University - Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the John F. Kennedy School of Government

The Belfer Center is the hub of the Harvard Kennedy School's research, teaching, and training in international security affairs, environmental and resource issues, and science and technology policy. In 2014, the Belfer Center was ranked the world's #1 University Affiliated Think Tank by University of Pennsylvania’s Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program.

Education

Master's in British Imperial History

University of Oxford - Magdalen College

Magdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2011, the college had an estimated financial endowment of £168.1 million.Magdalen College was founded in 1458 by William of Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester.

AB in American Government & History

Harvard University

The oldest corporation in the Western Hemisphere is the Harvard Corporation, known formally as the President and Fellows of Harvard College. It is the smaller of Harvard’s two governing boards; the other is the Board of Overseers. Following are the members of the Harvard Corporation.

Memberships

Member

Current

Council on Foreign Relations

Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Career History

President

2010 - 2014

ABC News, Inc.

ABC News is the news division of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), owned by the Disney Media Networks division of the Walt Disney Company. Its flagship program is the daily evening newscast ABC World News Tonight; other programs include morning news-talk show Good Morning America, newsmagazine series Nightline, Primetime and 20/20, and Sunday morning political affairs program This Week with George Stephanopoulos.

Co-Chairman

2015 - Current

The Walt Disney Co. /Media Networks

Co-Chair, Disney Media Networks & President, Disney/ABC Television Group

Current

The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Co. is a diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise. It operates through the following segments: Media Networks, Parks, Experiences and Products, Studio Entertainment and Direct-to-Consumer and International (DTCI). The Media Networks segment includes cable and broadcast television networks, television production and distribution operations, domestic television stations, radio networks and stations. The Parks, Experiences and Products segment owns and operates the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida; the Disneyland Resort in California; Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa in Hawaii; the Disney Vacation Club; the Disney Cruise Line; and Adventures by Disney. The Studio Entertainment segment produces and acquires live-action and animated motion pictures, direct-to-video content, musical recordings and live stage plays. This segment distributes films primarily under the Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and Touchstone banners. The DTCI segment licenses the company's trade names, characters and visual and literary properties to various manufacturers, game developers, publishers and retailers throughout the world. It also develops and publishes games, primarily for mobile platforms, and books, magazines and comic books. This segment also distributes branded merchandise directly through retail, online and wholesale businesses. The company was founded by Walter Elias Disney on October 16, 1923 and is headquartered in Burbank, CA.

Boards & Committees

Co-Chairman

Prior - 2019

Disney Media Networks

Disney Media Networks is a private company headquartered in Burbank,, that provides network media services.

Member, Writers Council

Current

National Writing Project

The National Writing Project provides writing and learning training services. It works in partnership with area school districts to offer professional development programs for educators. The firm’s sites design and deliver customized inservice programs for local schools, districts, and higher education institutions. The company was founded by James Gray in 1974 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

Board Member

Prior

City Year Los Angeles

City Year Los Angeles, An exciting city with endless opportunities and places to explore, Los Angeles is a leading cultural center and the perfect place for young adults to make a lasting impact as they grow as leaders and professionals.

Member, Board of Trustees

Tenure Unconfirmed

National Constitution Center

The National Constitution Center is the first and only nonprofit, nonpartisan institution devoted to the most powerful vision of freedom ever expressed: the U.S. Constitution. Located on Independence Mall in Historic Philadelphia, the birthplace of American freedom, the Center illuminates constitutional ideals and inspires active citizenship through a state-of-the-art museum experience, including hundreds of interactive exhibits, films and rare artifacts; must-see feature exhibitions; the internationally acclaimed, 360-degree theatrical production Freedom Rising; and the iconic Signers' Hall, where visitors can sign the Constitution alongside 42 life-size, bronze statues of the Founding Fathers.

Non-Profit Donations & Grants

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$25K - $100K

2018

Echoing Green, Inc.

Echoing Green, Inc. provides seed funding and technical assistance to emerging social entrepreneurs with ideas for social change. The firm offers a fellowship program that provides seed funding to emerging social entrepreneurs; open society black male achievement fellowship, a program for improving the life outcomes of black men and boys in the United States through social entrepreneurship; and works on purpose, a career training program. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

$1,000 - $10K

2017

RefugePoint, Inc.

REFUGEPOINT FINDS LASTING SOLUTIONS FOR THE WORLD'S MOST AT-RISK REFUGEES AND SUPPORTS THE HUMANITARIAN COMMUNITY TO DO THE SAME. REFUGEPOINT IDENTIFIES REFUGEES FACING THE GREATEST RISK, INCLUDING CHILDREN, SURVIVORS OF TORTURE AND TRAUMA, WOMEN, AND GIRLS, AND DELIVERS SERVICES FOR IMMEDIATE PROTECTION, BUILDS CAPACITY FOR REPLICATION AND PROGRAM EXPANSION, AND WORKS WITH PARTNERS TO CHANGE GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN SYSTEMS.

$25K - $100K

2016

Echoing Green, Inc.

Echoing Green, Inc. provides seed funding and technical assistance to emerging social entrepreneurs with ideas for social change. The firm offers a fellowship program that provides seed funding to emerging social entrepreneurs; open society black male achievement fellowship, a program for improving the life outcomes of black men and boys in the United States through social entrepreneurship; and works on purpose, a career training program. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Other Affiliations

Ben Sherwood is affiliated with ABC News, Inc., The Walt Disney Co. /Media Networks, The Walt Disney Company, Disney | ABC Television Group, Disney Media Networks, National Writing Project, City Year Los Angeles, National Constitution Center, The Center for Public Integrity

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