Rafael Garcia serves as Vice President, Original Series Development, Disney Channel. Promoted in March 2020, Garcia is responsible for developing live-action series with an emphasis on finding emerging content creators, for both Disney Channels and Disney+.

Rafael joined Disney in 2012 and was most recently Executive Director, Original Series where he oversaw creative development and production of live action series including Fast Layne, Mech-X4 and Gamer’s Guide. Garcia began his career at Nickelodeon rising to Director, Current Series where he supervised live-action, animated and music-based programming.

He holds a B.A. in Journalism from Baruch College, New York.