Shannon Ryan is president of Marketing for Disney Entertainment Television, where she leads all marketing, publicity and communications strategies for ABC Entertainment, ABC News, Disney Branded Television, Hulu Originals and the Hulu brand, Freeform, National Geographic, Onyx Collective, and Disney Television Studios, which include 20th Television, 20th Television Animation and ABC Signature. As a groundbreaking marketing leader, Ryan leads a team that executes media, creative, social, digital, publicity, experiential, talent relations, strategy, partnerships and award campaigns across Disney Entertainment Television’s extensive portfolio for over 250 series, specials and original movies. Recent campaigns include hit ABC shows “Abbott Elementary,” “American Idol,” “The Golden Bachelor,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”; Hulu Originals’ “Dopesick,” “The Kardashians,” “The Dropout, “Only Murders in the Building” and “Pam & Tommy”; Disney Branded Television’s family favorites like “Bluey”; the Oscar-winning film from Onyx Collective, “Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)”; and syndicated series “Live with Kelly and Mark.” Her impact at DET has been profound. In 2022, her work helped the organization garner 288 Emmy nominations. During her tenure, ABC regained and holds the title of No. 1 entertainment network for four consecutive seasons. ABC News’ “World News Tonight with David Muir” and “Good Morning America” continue to lead as the most-watched evening and morning news programs in America. This past year, ABC News received its first-ever Primetime Emmy Award nominations for ABC News Studios’ “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields,” which also debuted as the most-watched program of all ABC News premieres on Hulu. Ryan joined The Walt Disney Company after serving as the chief marketing officer of the Fox Television Group, a post she had held since 2015. While at FOX, the network’s multiplatform viewership grew by +19%; and she worked on campaigns for many hit series including “24,” “9-1-1,” “House,” The Simpsons,” “Family Guy,” “Glee,” “Empire,” “The Masked Singer,” “Bob’s Burgers,” “New Girl,” “Last Man on Earth” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.” Named a 2023 Adweek Brand Genius and Digiday’s Leader of the Year, Ryan has also been honored as one of Adweek’s Top 30 Standout CMOs and Forbes’ Most Entrepreneurial CMOs. In 2022, she was celebrated by Variety as a “campaign czar” and recognized for her leadership in Variety’s Women’s Impact Report, Cablefax’s Most Powerful Women and Multichannel News’ Wonder Women of Los Angeles.