Ayo Davis is president of Disney Kids & Family, the unit of Disney
Entertainment Television that creates premium original storytelling
for kids and families. In this role, she oversees the group’s
expansive slate of live-action, animated and short-form entertainment
for Disney+, Disney Jr., Disney Channel and digital platforms.

Since 2021, Davis has led one of the most acclaimed portfolios in
kids’ and family entertainment. Under her leadership, Disney Kids &
Family is responsible for preschool favorites such as “Bluey” (the
No. 1 streaming title in 2024 and 2025), “Marvel’s Spidey and his
Amazing Friends,” “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+” and
“SuperKitties”; fan-favorite kid and tween franchises including
“Phineas and Ferb,” “Descendants” and “ZOMBIES”; and
global family tentpoles like “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.”
For the past two years in a row, Disney Kids & Family earned more
Children’s and Family Emmy® wins and nominations than any other
content studio.

Known for her strong creative relationships, Davis has attracted some
of the industry’s top creative talent to overalls with Disney Kids &
Family, including Raven-Symoné (“Raven’s Home”), Tim Federle
(“Coven Academy,” “High School Musical: The Musical: The
Series,” “Vampirina: Teenage Vampire”), Bruce W. Smith and Ralph
Farquhar (“The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder”), Chris and Shane
Houghton (“Big City Greens”) and Dan Povenmire (“Phineas and
Ferb”).

A 20+-year veteran of The Walt Disney Company, Davis previously served
as executive vice president, creative development and strategy at
Disney Kids & Family from 2020-2021 and, before that, as executive
vice president, talent and casting at ABC Entertainment and Disney+.
There, she helped shape acclaimed series such as “black-ish,”
“Desperate Housewives,” “The Good Doctor” and “How to Get
Away with Murder,” while championing the careers of actors including
Viola Davis, Eva Longoria, Gina Rodriguez, Jesse Williams, Lupita
Nyong’o and Pedro Pascal.

Davis is a member of the Dillard University board of trustees, served
on the boards of the T. Howard Foundation and Girls Inc. host
committee, and is a member of Jack and Jill of America Inc. She has
been featured on Variety’s Power of Women and Family Entertainment
Impact lists; The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment, Most
Powerful People in Kids’ Entertainment, and Hollywood’s Top Forces
for Change lists; and EBONY’s Power 100. She also received the Lynn
Stalmaster Award for Career Achievement at Casting Society’s 2026
Artios Awards; the 2025 Salute to Excellence Award from the African
American Film Critics Association (AAFCA); and was named a
Multichannel News Wonder Woman. Davis received a Bachelor of Arts
degree in communications from Dillard University.
