Disney Hires Its First CTO: Karandeep Anand, Former CEO of AI Chatbot Start-Up — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/disney-hires-its-first-cto-karandeep-anand-former-ceo-of-ai-chatbot-start-upContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Disney Appoints Karandeep Anand as First-Ever Chief Technology Officerhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/disney-hires-its-first-cto-karandeep-anand-former-ceo-of-ai-chatbot-start-uphttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/disney-hires-its-first-cto-karandeep-anand-former-ceo-of-ai-chatbot-start-up#u76931Sun, 20 Sep 2026 01:10:20 +0000Disney has hired Karandeep Anand as its first Chief Technology Officer to lead a company-wide technology push. Anand, the former CEO of AI chatbot startup Character.AI, will oversee engineering, data, infrastructure, AI, and enterprise technology. CEO Josh D'Amaro made the appointment as the media company expands its technical capabilities. Anand previously held executive roles at Microsoft, Meta, and Brex. His appointment comes after a period of tension between Disney and Character.AI regarding the alleged copying of Disney characters.Why it mattersThis marks the first time Disney has es