2 Quotes & Sayings By Michael D Eisner

Michael Eisner (born Meier, April 10, 1931) was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company from 1984 to 2005. He was born in Chicago and graduated from New Trier High School in 1949 before attending the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science (1954). A year later he went to work at the new ABC television network, where he met future Disney executive Roy O. Disney Read more

He worked in advertising, public relations, and film distribution before joining the Walt Disney Company when it was founded by his uncle in 1923. His uncle asked him to join the company when he was only 17 years old. After serving as Vice President in charge of long-range plans for many years, Eisner became president of ABC's West Coast Television Station in 1978.

In 1984, Eisner was promoted to Chairman and CEO of Disney, taking over from his uncle Roy O. Disney who had served as CEO since the early 1950s. Eisner served in this role until his retirement in 2005.