Who Is Disney’s Next CEO? It May Be Streaming Head Kevin Mayer
Mayer, the company’s direct-to-consumer chief, leads $7-a-month Disney+ launch
Kevin Mayer presents during the Disney+ Showcase at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, on Aug. 23, 2019.
Photographer: Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney
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Harvard Business School students studying Walt Disney Co. in their first-year strategy class often get a nice perk — a visit by longtime strategy chief and Harvard B-school alum Kevin Mayer.
Mayer, 57, stands in the amphitheater-like classroom inside Aldrich Hall and takes questions from the wannabe CEOs. “The students are always impressed by his honesty,” said David Collis, one of the professors.