# Netflix’s Ted Sarandos Elected Chair of AFI’s Board of Directors (Exclusive)

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/netflixs-ted-sarandos-elected-chair-of-afis-board-of-directors-exclusive/
- Published: 2026-10-22T18:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T18:30:21+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hollywood Reporter
- Original article: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ted-sarandos-elected-chair-of-afi-board-of-directors-1236737958/
- Topics: Entertainment, TV

## Key points

- Ted Sarandos will chair the AFI board.
- He succeeds Bob Daly after 17 years.
- The AFI boards guide priorities and education programmes.

## Summary

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has been elected chair of the American Film Institute’s board of directors, succeeding Bob Daly, who held the role for 17 years. The appointment puts a leading entertainment executive at the head of a body that sets the Institute’s priorities and guides its national education programmes.

Sarandos was elected by acclamation. He has overseen Netflix content operations since 2000, led its move into original programming in 2013 and has been co-CEO since July 2020. The AFI board of directors serves as an executive committee of the board of trustees, chaired by Kathleen Kennedy; both include leaders from film and television.

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