President of ESPN Inc. and Co-Chairman of Disney Media Networks from 2012 to 2017
Class of 1978
“I marvel and revel in the reactions I get to the disclosure that my college degree is in literature. There is generally surprise, often incredulity and sometimes even disdain, as though I frittered away four years reading books. What I actually spent four years doing was developing critical thinking and communication skills. There is no doubt that those skills are directly correlated to my professional success.”