Bob Chapek

Bob Chapek is an American businessman and former media executive who served as chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company from February 2020 to November 2022, when he was succeeded by his predecessor Bob Iger. He spent 26 years at Disney, rising from the Home Entertainment division to become Chairman of Parks and Resorts before being named CEO. He is currently advising closely held businesses including the AI startup NinjaTech AI and real estate firm Foundry Commercial, and has been nominated for a board seat at Vail Resorts Inc. He is the author of the memoir Behind the Castle Walls: My Thirty Years at the Happiest Place on Earth, published in September 2026.