President and C.E.O. of Warner Bros. Discovery
David Zaslav leads one of the world’s largest media and entertainment companies, with programming that includes premium scripted television and movies, nonfiction series, international, animation, global sports and news. Zaslav spearheaded the transaction between AT&T’s WarnerMedia and Discovery, combining the companies’ media assets, in April 2022.
Zaslav sets the strategy and oversees all operations for Warner Bros. Discovery’s global suite of brands, including Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group and Warner Bros. Television Group, HBO and Max, discovery+, CNN, HGTV, Food Network, OWN, ID, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, Discovery Kids, Eurosport and more.
Zaslav has led Discovery since 2006, driving the organization’s growth, operational efficiency and its pivot to a direct-to-consumer model. Under his leadership, Discovery launched Animal Planet, HGTV, Food Network and TLC; and curated a collection of brands and global IP that created the foundation for discovery+.
Before taking the helm at Discovery, Zaslav developed and launched CNBC and played a role in the creation of MSNBC at NBCUniversal. He was previously an attorney with the New York firm of LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby & MacRae, and graduated with honors from Boston University School of Law.
