Kareem Daniel is an American media executive and the chairman of the Media and Entertainment Distribution division of The Walt Disney Company.
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Kareem Daniel previously served as President of Disney Consumer Products, Games and Publishing and as Chief of Staff to the Office of the CEO of the Walt Disney Company.
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Kareem Daniel attended Morgan Park Academy, where he graduated first in his class as the high school valedictorian.
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Kareem Daniel went on to earn both a degree in electrical engineering and an MBA from Stanford University.
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Kareem Daniel then worked as an associate at Goldman Sachs before moving to the Walt Disney Company.
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Kareem Daniel served as Vice President of Distribution Strategy at Walt Disney Studios.
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Kareem 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.
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In May 2020, Kareem Daniel was named President of Consumer Products, Gaming and Publishing.
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In October 2020, Kareem Daniel was promoted again to be over a new single, global media and entertainment distribution unit, in an effort to streamline costs in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Kareem Daniel will be in charge of making sure streaming services become profitable, as the company continues to invest in those platforms.
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Kareem Daniel is a self-described movie buff, and attends the Sundance Film Festival in Utah each year.
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