George Bodenheimer is the executive chairman of ESPN, Inc. and he has an estimated net worth of $25 million. He assumed the newly created position on January 1, 2012 and he is responsible in providing strategic direction for ESPN’s global business as well as the chair of the board of directors.

Born George W. Bodenheimer on May 6, 1958, he is a graduate of Denison University with a degree in economics. He was named the most influential person of 2008 on the list of 50 people by the Sports Business Journal.

Bodenheimer started accumulating his estimated net worth of $25 million when he joined the administration department of ESPN in January 19, 1981. Since then, he has held various positions especially in sales and marketing. He was named the president on November 19, 1998 until he was replaced by John Skipper and was named the executive chairman. He is best known as the longest-tenured president of the company who led an unprecedented period of global growth.

George Bodenheimer was also the president of ABC Sports on March 3, 2003. He has served at The Walt Disney Company from March 3, 2003 to December 31, 2011 where he oversaw all multimedia sports assets of the company. He was named co-chairman of the Disney Media Networks from April 20, 2004 to December 31, 2011.