Deborah Dugan

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Deborah Dugan is the Chief Executive Officer of (RED). (RED) is a brand designed to engage businesses and consumer power to help eliminate AIDS in Africa. Deborah formerly served as President of Disney Publishing Worldwide, generating $1.8 billion in global retail sales. During her eight years with Disney, she oversaw 275 magazines and published more than 4,000 new book titles. She developed The Cheetah Girls, Artemis Fowl, acquired Baby Einstein, and launched Disney English language learning programs throughout Asia.

Deborah comes to (RED) after serving as Senior Advisor to the Tribeca Enterprises Board. Tribeca Enterprises is a diversified global media company based in New York and established in 2003 by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff. The company operates branded entertainment businesses, including the Tribeca Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival International, Tribeca Cinemas, and Tribeca Film. Deborah spearheaded Tribeca’s investment in a for-profit digital production college in Chicago, Tribeca Flashpoint Media Arts Academy.

From 2007 to 2009, Deborah was President and Chief Executive Officer of Entertainment Rights, a publicly traded company out of London.

Deborah also served as Executive Vice President at EMI/Capitol Records from 1990 to 1998. Previously, she headed legal services for Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, and began her career as an attorney on Wall Street.

Blog Entries by Deborah Dugan

Engaging New Audiences In The Fight Against AIDS

(5) Comments | Posted May 22, 2012 | 11:26 AM

The world finds itself at a historic moment in the fight against HIV/AIDS, with the opportunity to end mother-to-child transmission of HIV and take a crucial step toward defeating this global pandemic that has already claimed 30 million lives. It's a chance to change the course of history by ensuring...

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Meaningful Change: An AIDS-free Generation by 2015

(1) Comments | Posted December 1, 2011 | 7:43 AM

Thirty years ago, researchers first identified AIDS, and a global health crisis was born. After more than three decades of destruction, we are finally at a turning point and on a path to winning the war against HIV/AIDS. We are now on the verge of an incredible and highly attainable...

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The Beginning of the End of AIDS?

(13) Comments | Posted September 30, 2011 | 7:30 AM

Last week I spoke at the UN's event on maternal and child health: "Every Woman, Every Child." What struck me is how little the world knows about the progress made in the fight against AIDS since it started for real in the developing world less than 10 years...

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