David Zaslav is an American media executive currently serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of Warner Bros. Discovery, one of the world's largest and most diverse media and entertainment companies. He led the landmark merger between AT&T’s WarnerMedia and Discovery in April 2022, creating a global media powerhouse that includes brands such as Warner Bros. Pictures, HBO and HBO Max, CNN, TNT Sports, HGTV, Food Network, OWN, and discovery+ among others[1][3][6]. Zaslav joined Discovery in 2006 as CEO and transformed the company from a cable network operator into a leading content and direct-to-consumer media company. Under his leadership, Discovery expanded its portfolio by launching new networks like Investigation Discovery and Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), acquiring Scripps Networks Interactive in 2018, and launching the streaming service discovery+. He also guided Discovery to become a Fortune 500 company and significantly increased its global reach, with billions of monthly video views and expanded international distribution[2][4]. Before Discovery, Zaslav had a distinguished career at NBCUniversal starting in 1989, where he helped develop and launch CNBC and played a key role in creating MSNBC. He also managed content distribution and cable carriage negotiations for multiple NBCUniversal networks. Prior to his media career, he worked as an attorney in New York[2][3]. Zaslav serves on several boards, including American Cinematheque, Sirius XM Radio, Grupo Televisa, and the Paley Center for Media. He is a member of the Board of Trustees at Syracuse University and involved with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Television Academy. His leadership continues to influence the evolving media landscape, particularly in streaming and global content distribution[1][3][4][6].