Ayo Davis

Ayo Davis is President of Disney Branded Television, the unit of Disney Entertainment Television that creates premium original content for kids and families for Disney+, Disney Junior, and Disney Channel. In this role, Davis leads development, production, casting, and business affairs for the group’s expansive slate of live-action, unscripted, and animated entertainment.

Since stepping into her role in 2021, Davis has overseen one of the industry’s most successful and critically acclaimed content lineups for children. Her leadership has brought to life preschool sensations like “Bluey,” which became the most-watched series for kids aged 2-11 in 2023, as well as enduring favorites like “Marvel’s Spidey and His Amazing Friends” and “Superkitties,” the top new series for kids aged 2-5 in 2023. Davis has also been instrumental in delivering hit series and movies for older kids, including popular titles like “Kiff,” “Raven’s Home,” and the hugely successful “ZOMBIES” and “Descendants” franchises. As a result, Disney Branded Television content played a pivotal role in maintaining Disney Junior as the No. 1 preschool network for the 11th consecutive year in 2023, while also securing Disney Channel's position as the top cable network for girls aged 6-11 for 18 years in a row.

Davis’ team is also behind some of Disney+’s most successful original series, movies and specials, from global sensation “Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” which was one of the top streaming premieres of 2023, to hit series “Goosebumps”; holiday favorites “The Santa Clauses” and “The Naughty Nine”; and major musical events like the Emmy® Award-winning “Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium.”

Under Davis’ leadership, Disney Branded Television earned an industry-leading 74 nominations and 14 wins at the 2023 Children’s and Family Emmys Awards; eight nominations and three wins for the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards; a 2024 Academy Award® nomination for Sean Wang’s documentary short “Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó;” a 2023 Academy Award® nomination for Alfonso Cuarón’s live-action short “Le Pupille,” and numerous others.

A 20+-year veteran of The Walt Disney Company, Davis’ prior roles include her positions as Executive Vice President of Creative Development and Strategy at Disney Branded Television and Executive Vice President of Talent and Casting at ABC Entertainment and Disney+.

Davis is a member of the board of trustees of her alma mater, Dillard University, and is a member of Jack and Jill of America Inc. She has been featured on Variety’s Family Entertainment Impact list as well as The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Power 100 list and 75 Most Powerful People in Kids’ Entertainment list.