KEN POTROCK
PRESIDENT, DISNEYLAND RESORT
WHY: Top local official for OC’s largest employer with a record high of 35,000 employees, spurred by recent expansions and renovations at the theme parks, shopping district and hotels.
IN THE NEWS: Anaheim resort’s multibillion hospitality expansion dubbed DisneylandForward was approved by city council in May. Disneyland plans to invest at least $1.9B in the city during the first 10 years of development. Several new attractions are in the works for the next few years including doubling of Avengers Campus and all new Avatar-themed land.
NOTABLE: Tapped to lead 500-acre theme park in 2020, Potrock watched over approximately $2B worth of developments in the last two years including a restaurant revamp at Downtown Disney and the addition of 344-room tower to namesake hotel.
