Jimmy Pitaro was named Chairman, ESPN in February 2023, responsible for full operational control of ESPN, one of the three core business segments of The Walt Disney Company. This includes the management and supervision of the organization’s full portfolio of sports content, products and experiences across all of Disney’s platforms worldwide. 

A visionary leader, Pitaro has identified and consistently communicated internally and externally the following business priorities–direct-to-consumer, innovation, storytelling and programming, and audience expansion–with diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging woven through it all. 

Under Pitaro, ESPN has reached landmark rights agreements with the NBA, NCAA, NFL, MLB, NHL and more. ESPN continues to strengthen its hold on digital and social platforms, standing as number one among U.S. digital sports properties; the ESPN App is the clear number one U.S. sports app; and ESPN Social remains the top sports media publisher by far.