Donald Knight

Donald Knight is Group Senior Vice President, People & Culture at Warner Bros. Discovery, where he leads global people strategy across Golf Digest, TNT Sports, Bleacher Report, House of Highlights, Legal, and Technology & Operations — partnering directly with the Chairman & CEO of Sports, the Chief Legal Officer, and the Chief Information Officer to align talent, culture, and organizational capability with enterprise priorities. Through the $110 billion Skydance–Warner Bros. Discovery combination, the largest entertainment transaction of the decade, Donald has held a front-row seat to people, technology, and change at Hollywood scale. His career spans organizational design, executive succession, leadership development, workforce strategy, talent acquisition, and enterprise change management, with a reputation for building high-performing leadership teams through periods of significant change. Donald is also a Venture Partner at Valor Ventures.

AI, entertainment, and the courage to create culture. Two months after the $110 billion Skydance–Warner Bros. Discovery combination closed — the largest entertainment transaction of the decade — Donald Knight brings a rare perspective on the people and culture behind the deal. As Group SVP, People & Culture, he leads global people strategy across TNT Sports, Bleacher Report, House of Highlights, and Golf Digest, partnering directly with the Chairman & CEO of Sports, the Chief Legal Officer, and the CIO while an entire industry redraws itself. A Valor Venture Partner, Donald joins Lisa Calhoun for an inside look at people, technology, and change at Hollywood scale — and what it takes to create culture when everything is in play.

Sessions at VC.DAY 2026

The Making of a Legendary Deal

Fireside keynote: Donald Knight, Warner Bros. Discovery, with Lisa Calhoun