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Robert Alan Iger (born February 10, 1951) is an American media executive serving as chief executive officer and chairman of the board of The Walt Disney Company, a position he has held since November 2022 after previously leading the company as CEO from 2005 to 2020.
Iger began his professional career in 1974 at the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) shortly after earning a degree in television and radio from Ithaca College, advancing through programming and international distribution roles. Following Disney's 1996 acquisition of Capital Cities/ABC, he joined Disney's senior management as chairman of the company's international television and programming division, later becoming president and chief operating officer in 2000 before succeeding Michael Eisner as CEO in 2005.
Robert Alan Iger was born on February 10, 1951, in New York City to a Jewish family of Austrian descent. He grew up in the middle-class suburb of Oceanside on Long Island, New York, as the eldest son of Arthur Iger, a World War II veteran who later became a marketing professor and business executive, and Mimi Iger (née Tunick), a teaching assistant at Boardman Junior High School.
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