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Disney Hires Its First CTO: Karandeep Anand, Former CEO of AI Chatbot Start-Up

Variety · September 18, 2026 at 11:57 AM

Disney Hires Its First CTO: Karandeep Anand, Former CEO of AI Chatbot Start-Up

Disney chief Josh D’Amaro, in a move that shows he’s trying to position the Mouse House as a tech-forward entertainment company, has tapped veteran technology executive Karandeep Anand as its first chief technology officer.

Most recently, Anand was CEO of Character.AI, a generative AI chatbot compan

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Disney Hires Its First CTO: Karandeep Anand, Former CEO of AI Chatbot Start-Up

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