David Zaslav

David Zaslav (born January 15, 1960) is an American media executive who is the current CEO and president of Warner Bros. Discovery. After becoming CEO and president of Discovery, Inc. in 2006, Zaslav oversaw changes in its channels, which largely shifted from education-oriented programming to reality television. In April 2022, Zaslav oversaw the merger of Discovery and WarnerMedia into Warner Bros. Discovery, and later the re-naming of the streaming service HBO Max into Max. He has been strongly criticized for his business decisions, including removing titles from the company's streaming platforms to avoid paying residuals and canceling nearly finished projects for the purpose of tax write-offs. Early life David Zaslav was born into a Jewish family in New York City's Brooklyn borough on January 15, 1960. He is of Polish and Ukrainian descent. At the age of eight, he moved with his family to Ramapo, New York, where he graduated from Ramapo High School. He earned a B.S. from Binghamton University, then graduated with honors from the Boston University School of Law with a J.D. in 1985. He started his career as an attorney with LeBoeuf, Lamb, Lieby and MacRae in New York. Career