Thomas O. Staggs

Thomas O. Staggs is the Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Walt Disney Company. []

Career

Thomas O. Staggs currently oversees Disney's worldwide finance organization, corporate strategy and development, acquisitions, corporate alliances, investor relations, treasury and risk management activities, controller functions, information systems, real estate and taxes. [http://corporate.disney.go.com/corporate/bios/thomas_staggs.html The Walt Disney Company - Thomas O. Staggs Executive Biography ] ] Joining Disney in 1990, Staggs rose from his role as a manager of strategic planning to senior vice president of strategic planning and development in 1995. [http://www.forbes.com/finance/mktguideapps/personinfo/FromPersonIdPersonTearsheet.jhtml?passedPersonId=917368 Forbes] Staggs became executive vice president and chief financial officer in 1998, and was appointed his current title in January, 2000.

Education

Staggs was born in Illinois and received a B.S. in business from the University of Minnesota and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He began his career as an investment banker for Morgan Stanley & Co. before joining Disney in 1990.

References

Graduate of Minnetonka High School 1978, Minnesota