Maggie Malone

Maggie Malone is Head of Creative Affairs at the Walt Disney Animation Studios, where she has worked on such films as Zootopia, Frozen, Big Hero 6, Wreck-it Ralph, Tangled, Princess and the Frog, and the Tinker Bell films of the DisneyToons Studio division. As Director of Development for Gary Ross’s company at Universal, Maggie worked on The Tale of Despereaux and conducted script research for Seabiscuit. Maggie holds a BA from Yale and an MFA in screenwriting from UCLA’s school of Theater, Film and Television; she also has a background in television production and development, and has worked as a reader for William Morris, Showtime and ABC. She began her career in literary development in off-Broadway theater at the Manhattan Theatre Club.