Michael Koenigs is the CEO of Worthy Media, a media company that owns and operates dozens of YouTube channels and partners with major studios, brands, and Hollywood producers to launch and scale premium storytelling on the platform. He has worked with The Walt Disney Company to develop unscripted content around tentpole films, streaming series, and global franchises, including ABC News specials, FX’s Shōgun, National Geographic’s SharkFest, and Disney’s 100th Anniversary. Under his leadership, Worthy Media has become a leader in digital distribution, bringing films by Academy Award–winning director Errol Morris and collaborations with producers like Spike Lee to millions of new viewers on YouTube. He began his career at ABC 20/20 and then as a producer for Diane Sawyer on “ABC World News Tonight,” covering breaking news around the globe.