Robert Iger
Media executive and Disney CEO
Bob Iger is an American media executive who led The Walt Disney Company as CEO in two separate periods. He is the author of The Ride of a Lifetime.
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American Born 1951 in Oceanside, United States
About Robert Iger
Robert Iger was born in New York in 1951. He began his career at the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in 1974. In 1995 he became president and chief operating officer of Capital Cities/ABC, which Disney acquired in 1996. Disney named him its president in 2000, and he succeeded Michael Eisner as CEO in 2005. He stayed in that role until 2020, then served as executive chairman until the end of 2021. He returned as CEO in November 2022, and Josh D'Amaro took over in March 2026. During his first 15 years leading the company, Disney acquired Pixar, Marvel Entertainment, Lucasfilm and the entertainment assets of 21st Century Fox. The company also opened resorts in Hong Kong and Shanghai. His book in our catalog is The Ride of a Lifetime.