Jared Bush is an American filmmaker, who has served as the chief creative officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios since 2024. He is best known for co-writing and co-directing the company's animated films Zootopia (2016), its upcoming sequel Zootopia 2 (2025) and Encanto (2021), with the latter he won an Academy Award for the Best Animated Feature, and writing the screenplays for Moana (2016), its sequel Moana 2 (2024) and the 2026 upcoming live-action remake. He also co-created and executive produced the Disney XD animated series Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero.