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Abigail Disney
Disney Heiress; Executive Film Producer; Anti-Gun & Peace Activist; Founder of Peace is Loud
Abigail E. Disney advocates for real changes to the way capitalism operates in today's world. As a philanthropist, she has worked with organizations supporting peacebuilding, gender justice, and systems and culture change. She is an Emmy-Winning Documentary Filmmaker, activist, and co-founder of Fork Films, a nonfiction media production company, which produces the podcast "All Ears," where host Abigail Disney interviews bold, solutions-oriented thinkers from the front lines of America's urgent inequality and race crises. Her documentary, “The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales,” which she co-directed with Kathleen Hughes, made its world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. She is the Chair and Co-Founder of Level Forward, a new breed storytelling company focused on systemic change through creative excellence, balancing financial and social returns. She created the nonprofit Peace is Loud, which uses storytelling to advance social movements, and the Daphne Foundation, which supports organizations working for a more equitable, fair and peaceful New York City.
She is an internationally sought-after speaker & panelist who has graced the stage at The Women's Economic Summit-Paris, Financial Times Women at The Top Summit, Fast Company's Impact Council, and DealBook DC Strategy Forum. And, her 2020 TED Talk entitled, "Dignity isn't a privilege. It's a worker's right," has garnered nearly 2 million views.
As a progressive activist who speaks out against corporate greed and the need to tax the top 1% more, Ms. Disney has testified before the US House Committee on Financial Services, the Senate Finance Subcommittee, and the Senate Budget Committee.
Disney has been featured in the New York Times, the New Yorker, CBS Sunday Morning, CNN’s “At This Hour with Kate Bolduan,” Washington Post, The Guardian, CNN Business, BBC Radio, KCRW "The Business," Seat at the Table with Anand Giridharadas, Bloomberg Businessweek Radio, TED Radio Hour, NowThis, Agenda - Financial Times, among other outlets.
Disney's writing has appeared in print and online versions of The Atlantic, CNN Business, Washington Post, and USA Today.
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