Rich Ross is Group President of Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Science Channel and Velocity, when Ross was named Chairman of Walt Disney Studios in which year, he became the first openly gay studio chief?
Rich Ross:  When Ross was named Chairman of Walt Disney Studios in 2009, he became the first openly gay studio chief. Walt Disney Studios (division): The Walt Disney Studios is an American film studio, one of the four major businesses of The Walt Disney Company and the main component of its Studio Entertainment segment.
2009