Michael D./Cohen Eisner

Michael Eisner has been a leader in the American entertainment industry for four decades. He began his career at ABC, where he helped take the network to number one in primetime, daytime and children’s television. In 1984 Michael was appointed Chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company and, in the ensuing 21 years, transformed it from a film and theme park company with $1.8 billion in enterprise value into a global media empire valued at $80 billion. In 2005, Michael founded The Tornante Company, a privately held company that makes investments in and incubates companies and opportunities in the media and entertainment space. He is also the author of Camp and Work in Progress. Aaron Cohen is a writer and television producer who has won 13 Emmys and a Peabody Award for his work at HBO and NBC. He has twice received the Dick Schaap Award for Outstanding Writing for his work on the critically-acclaimed boxing documentary series, “24/7.” Cohen previously assisted Michael D. Eisner with his memoir, Camp. He lives with his wife in New York City.