--- description: Find out why David Zaslav is one of the 100 most influential people of 2022. title: David Zaslav: The 100 Most Influential People of 2022 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteb542ff70295031b/698a321216d884a54ac3aabe/David-Zaslav-time100-2022.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- May 20, 2022 # David Zaslav by Chip and Joanna Gaines  FILE -- David Zaslav, president and chief executive of Discovery, at a gala in New York, Dec, 12, 2018\. The biggest story in big media these days is the "streaming wars, the scramble by the people who traditionally make TV and movies to catch up with Netflix," writes The New York Times columnist Ben Smith. "Discovery has emerged as perhaps the most successful new entrant to this complicated, high-stakes competition." (Amy Lombard/The New York Times) FILE -- David Zaslav, president and chief executive of Discovery, at a gala in New York, Dec, 12, 2018\. The biggest story in big media these days is the "streaming wars, the scramble by the people who traditionally make TV and movies to catch up with Netflix," writes The New York Times columnist Ben Smith. "Discovery has emerged as perhaps the most successful new entrant to this complicated, high-stakes competition." (Amy Lombard/The New York Times)Amy Lombard—The New York Times/Redux [David Zaslav](https://time.com/3768613/david-zaslav-the-cable-boss/ "undefined"). The titan next door. The dealmaker. The CEO’s CEO. His name alone can send chills down one’s spine, but when [_Fixer Upper_](https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567870/joanna-chip-gaines/ "undefined") (the show that introduced us to the world) ended and we met David for the first time in Waco, Texas, he was warm and kind and quickly became our friend. There’s something about the feeling David imparts when he believes in you, that has the ability to change circumstances. To change the outcome. To change you and the world for the better. And now, as he takes on the role of CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, that opportunity becomes even greater. What we love most about David is how he loves his wife Pam and their beautiful family. He loves his work and the people he does that work with. David is a trailblazer but still grounded in what matters most. He’s a visionary who boldly predicts what’s ahead, but is the first to get behind other people’s dreams. David could not be more deserving of this honor. He has spent decades celebrating others—now it’s our turn to celebrate him. Congratulations to our mentor, our partner, and, most importantly, our friend David freaking Zaslav! _The_ [_Gaineses_](https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567870/joanna-chip-gaines/ "undefined") _are the co-founders of Magnolia_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177764/david-zaslav/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177764/david-zaslav/"},"headline":"David Zaslav","datePublished":"2022-05-20T19:33:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-07-21T07:22:13.117Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177764/david-zaslav/","keywords":["TIME 100","franchise","TIME100 2022"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteb542ff70295031b/698a321216d884a54ac3aabe/David-Zaslav-time100-2022.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteb542ff70295031b/698a321216d884a54ac3aabe/David-Zaslav-time100-2022.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177764/david-zaslav/","name":"David Zaslav"}}]}] ```