David Yudis, Psy.D., MBA, MS Ed.

Director, Global Learning and Development

Disney Consumer Products

Dr. David Yudis is a relentless; solutions focused talent developer. His optimistic vision for the future potentials in people has led to a career of varied experiences in the field of possibility.

Dr. Yudis is currently director, Global Learning and Development for Disney Consumer Products. In this role, he is responsible for the segment’s learning and development initiatives across a global workforce. The department’s current focus involves business driven programs in the areas of immersion, invention, retail expertise and leadership effectiveness.

Leading a team of learning managers and professionals, Dr. Yudis has delivered returns to the business through the implementation of novel programs. This includes Licensing Immersion Training, which serves as a foundation for new hire on boarding, employee enrichment offerings and a curriculum for creative and executive education.

Previously, Dr. Yudis was director, Employee and Organization Development for The Walt Disney Studios. In this role, he drove performance improvement through employee focused training solutions for the segment’s film, music and stage based businesses. He was also on point in the segment’s implementation of enterprise-wide learning and performance management systems.

During nearly eight years with The Walt Disney Company, Dr. Yudis has consulted with executives across the business on varied people initiatives including: talent management, culture change and career development. His tenure began with the Consumer Products segment where he held several positions with increasing responsibilities in the human resources organizational development center of excellence. There, he launched the segment’s first global culture survey, which has been used in successive years to link employee engagement to business performance.

Prior to his Disney experience, Dr. Yudis was as a consultant in several capacities. He was a management consultant for RHR International Company, and based out of their Philadelphia Office. Focused in the retail, technology and financial industries, he consulted to Fortune 500 organizations and specialized in executive assessment, development and coaching as well as team enhancement. He has managed an independent consulting practice specializing in creative development, worked as a human resources generalist and been retained as an executive search consultant for a top tier media focused boutique firm.

Dr. Yudis holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and MBA from Widener University outside Philadelphia, as well as a Master of Science in Education and Bachelor’s degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a licensed psychologist. He holds memberships in the American Psychological Association, Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychologists and American Society of Training and Development.

His recent professional activities include facilitation of the strategic planning for the Board of Directors at LA’s BEST, a mentoring organization out of the Los Angeles Mayor’s Office. Dr. Yudis has also delivered keynote presentations for the Human Resources Strategy Forum and Conference Board on Innovation, Talent Management and Diversity. He has also been quoted in US Business Review on what makes leaders great.