David Min

VP, Corporate Innovation,
The Walt Disney Company

David Min

VP, Corporate Innovation,
The Walt Disney Company

Biography

David Min is Vice President Corporate Innovation at The Walt Disney Company. His primary role is to engage startups and venture capitalists to build strategic partnerships with the global business units of Disney including ABC Television Network, ESPN, Disney Star, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Pixar, Disney Parks & Resorts and Disney Experiences.

To expand the growth of Disney’s relationships with startups, Min launched the Disney Accelerator, now in its 11th year. The program has invested in and served 60+ global companies and is considered the leading corporate accelerator in media and entertainment.  Min also oversees new cross-business unit growth initiatives.

Prior to joining the Disney Corporate team in August, 2011, Min spent 10 years at Steamboat Ventures, the venture capital affiliate of Disney, where he invested and served on the board of directors of several private companies in digital media. During his tenure at Steamboat, Min was named to TheFunded.com’s list of top-ranked individual venture capitalists in 2008 and 2009.

Min received an MBA from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, and he has both a BS in Biology and a BA in Telecommunications from Indiana University.

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