Board of Directors

  1. Lachlan K. Murdoch

    Executive Chair
    and Chief Executive Officer

    Lachlan Murdoch is the Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Fox Corporation, which is among the most recognized and influential media companies in the world. In this role, he oversees the Company’s premier portfolio of news, sports and entertainment assets. Mr. Murdoch was instrumental in the spinoff of FOX by 21st Century Fox and…

  2. Tony Abbott AC

    Committee: Nominating
    and Corporate Governance

    Tony Abbott AC was elected as a Director of Fox Corporation in November 2023. Mr. Abbott served as the 28th Prime Minister of Australia from 2013 to 2015. He was Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia from 2009 to 2015 and a member of parliament from 1994 to 2019. Prior to entering parliament, Mr.…

  3. William A. Burck

    Committees: Compensation (Chair)
    and Nominating
    and Corporate Governance

    William A. Burck was appointed to the Fox Corporation Board of Directors in June 2021. Mr. Burck is the Global Co-Managing Partner of the law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP. From 2005 to 2009, Mr. Burck served as Deputy Staff Secretary, Special Counsel and Deputy White House Counsel to President George W. Bush.…

  4. Chase Carey

    Lead Independent Director, Committees: Audit
    and Compensation

    Chase Carey was appointed to the Fox Corporation Board of Directors in March 2019. Mr. Carey served as Chairman of Formula 1 from 2016 to 2022 and its Chief Executive Officer from 2017 to 2021. Mr. Carey previously served in a number of roles at 21st Century Fox, including as Vice Chairman from 2016 to…

  5. Roland A. Hernandez

    Committees: Audit (Chair)
    and Nominating
    and Corporate Governance

    Roland A. Hernandez was appointed to the Fox Corporation Board of Directors in March 2019. Mr. Hernandez is the Founding Principal and CEO of Hernandez Media Ventures, a company engaged in the acquisition and management of media assets. Mr. Hernandez served as CEO of Telemundo Group, Inc. from 1995 to 2000 and as its Chairman…

  6. Margaret “Peggy” L. Johnson

    Committees: Audit
    and Compensation

    Margaret “Peggy” L. Johnson was elected as a Director of Fox Corporation in November 2023. Ms. Johnson was the Chief Executive Officer of Magic Leap, Inc., a U.S. augmented reality company, from August 2020 through October 2023. From 2014 to 2020, Ms. Johnson was Executive Vice President of Business Development at Microsoft Corporation, where she…

  7. Paul D. Ryan

    Committees: Nominating
    and Corporate Governance (Chair)
    and Compensation

    Paul Ryan was appointed to the Fox Corporation Board of Directors in March 2019 . He is a general partner of the private equity firm Solamere Capital, LLC and chair of the firm’s Executive Partner Group. He is Vice Chairman of Teneo Strategy LLC and also serves on the Advisory Boards of Robert Bosch Gmbh…