John Skipper is an American businessman and is the president of ESPN Inc. and co-chairman of Disney Media Networks as of January 1, 2012.In June 1997, Skipper became senior vice president and general manager of ESPN the Magazine. Since October 2005, he has served as executive vice president of content.Skipper attended Lexington Senior High School in Lexington, North Carolina. He then attended UNC-Chapel Hill and earned a bachelor's degree in English literature.