Hires tracker
Who joined Disney in 2026
2 recorded hires, newest first, each with the role, the date, a source and a confidence label. AI Lately adds to this list as the Signal publishes. Last entry 2026-10-02.
Karandeep Anand joins Disney as first chief technology officer
Disney creates a new technology chief role and hands AI platforms, data and infrastructure to a consumer AI chatbot veteran.
Karandeep Anand leaves Character.AI to become Disney's first CTO
Disney taps an AI native to run its tech stack, a year after threatening the startup over copied characters.