About The Disney Institute

John Baxter is a former attorney and a published author of both fiction and non-fiction for a number of publishers, including HarperCollins, Berkley, Hearst, and Posthill Press. He has been a featured comedy blogger for Huffington Post, and is the author of several books for Disney Editions and Kingswell on a variety of subjects. The first, Disney During World War II - How The Walt Disney Studio Contributed to Victory During The War (2014), came about as a result of his lifelong fascination with the studio. He also authored The Disney Conservation Fund - Carrying Forward A Conservation Legacy (2016), and ABC News--75 Years in the Making (2021).