James Pitaro ESPN :: Net Worth, Salary, Age, Wife, Biography, Wiki

Name James Pitaro

Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB No confirmed information is available on the year he was born.

Wikipedia Bio / Profile Background

Introduction :

James Pitaro is focused on moving the business forward, with an eye on sports media and entertainment technology.

Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :

Jimmy is a native of Westchester County, N.Y. & graduated from Edgemont High School in Scarsdale, New York in 1987.
In 1997, Pitaro married Jean Louisa Kelly, an up-and-coming actress, singer, and dancer, whose father owned a plastics manufacturing company in Clinton, Massachusetts.
The couple have two children, Josey Pitaro (daughter, born in 2006) and Sean Pitaro (son, born in 2003).

James has worked as an associate at the law firm of Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker in New York when he & Jean got married.
He followed Jean’s acting career to the West Coast, and started working as legal counsel for a start-up called Launch (dot) com, which was later purchased by Yahoo.
At Yahoo, James met Sheryl Sandberg, the current COO of Facebook, who was also a member of Disney’s board of directors. She introduced him to Bob Iger, CEO of Disney, & her husband, Dave Goldberg, the legendary Silicon Valley icon.

Career, Income, Salary and Net Worth :

James has a Bachelor of Science in economics from Cornell University’s College of Human Ecology in 1991, and his Juris Doctor from St. John’s Law School in 1994.
After five years practicing law in New York, he joined Launch Media, which was acquired by Yahoo.

Pitaro worked with Yahoo, setting strategy and executing growth drivers for Yahoo Sports and Yahoo Music, and becoming Head of Media.
He was named a top achiever in sports and leadership for Sports Business Journal’s “Forty Under 40.”
James has served as Chairman of Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media and has a long history of bringing digital initiatives to sports through ESPN.

He has overseen the creation of toys, apparel, home goods, publishing, and digital games, bringing to life the characters of Marvel, Star Wars, Disney and Pixar.
Since 2010, Pitaro been with Disney and successfully led the digital media and gaming division into the robust industry leader it is today.
As part of The Walt Disney Company’s reorganization of its media businesses, James Pitaro was named Chairman of ESPN and Sports Content on October 12, 2020. He currently serves as the eighth ESPN President and Co-Chair of Disney Media Networks, with over fifty business entities internationally.

Well liked by his peers, Disney’s CEO Bob Iger once quoted “Jimmy is a talented and dedicated leader with the right strategic vision, relentless drive and passion for sports required to lead the stellar ESPN team at this incredibly dynamic time.”

Fun Facts, Height and Trivia :

Jimmy is a New York Yankees fan and played football for Cornell University. He keeps his motto posted outside his office door which he learned at Cornell, “Work Hard and Be Nice to People.”

Pitaro says he often used his two children as a test market for Disney’s new toys and gadgets. He purchased the augmented reality game, Jedi Challenges, for his kids but knew it would be a hit when he saw his wife playing it!

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