Kareem Daniel is a American former media executive and was most recently the chairman of the Media and Entertainment Distribution (DMED) division of

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. He previously served as President of

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, Games and Publishing and as Chief of Staff to the Office of the CEO of The Walt Disney Company. Prior to that, Daniel also served as President of Business Operations, Product Creation, Games, and Publishing for

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Early life and education

Kareem Daniel grew up on the South Side of

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. He attended Morgan Park Academy, where he graduated as the high school valedictorian. He went on to earn both a degree in electrical engineering and an MBA from

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. He then worked as an associate at Goldman Sachs before moving to the Walt Disney Company.

Career with the Walt Disney Company

Daniel has had numerous positions in the

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. He originally started out as an MBA intern. Then he worked as a Senior Business Planner, rising to become Director of Corporate Strategy, where he facilitated numerous mergers and acquisitions. He also served as Vice President of Distribution Strategy at Walt Disney Studios. Daniel worked on Disney's acquisition of Marvel in 2009. Daniel then moved to Walt Disney Imagineering; he first served as Executive Vice President of Global Business Operations, but in 2019, he was promoted to President of WDI Business Operations, Product Creation, Games, and Publishing. In May 2020, Daniel was named President of Consumer Products, Gaming and Publishing. In October 2020, Kareem Daniel was promoted to Chairman of Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution. In November 2022, he was dismissed from his role amid the firing of then CEO,

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Personal life

Kareem Daniel attends the

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in Utah each year.

References

External links

Disney Leaders: Kareem Daniel

Blooomberg: Disney's Kareem Daniel Rises From an Intern to Streaming Czar

Newsweek: Who is Kareem Daniel?

Morganpark Academy: Alumni Spotlight: Kareem Daniel '92
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