Today our topic of discussion will be the CEO of The Walt Disney Company, Bob Iger. Disney CEO, Bob Iger Net Worth in 2019.

We all grew up watching the Disney channel.

So, let’s read about the Net Worth of Bob Iger in 2019, his personal life, his career, his achievements, his early life, his Awards etc.

Bob Iger Net Worth 2019 | Disney CEO

The magical world, fairylands, beautiful castles, the beautiful Princesses and the handsome Princes; these are the things that come to the mind when we think of Disney, at least mine, LOL.

Disney takes me back to my childhood days where I loved watching the shows, sitting in front of the TV all day long and remembering my parents scolding me to go and study.

Bob Iger History

The Walt Disney Company, more commonly known as, Disney, was founded by the Disney brothers, Walter Elias Disney and his elder brother Roy Oliver Disney, on October 16, 1923, as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio.

The world’s second-largest media conglomerate (in revenue) has its headquarters in Burbank, California at Walt Disney Studios.

They were leaders in the American animation industry back then and, later diversified into live action film production, TV and theme parks.

The adoption of the name “The Walt Disney Company” was done in 1986.

Bob Iger or Robert Allen Iger

Also known as Robert Allen Iger, Bob Iger is the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Walt Disney Company.

He’s an American businessman.

Before coming into Disney, he was the President of ABC Television (1994-1995).

He was also the President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. from 1995 until the acquisition of the company in 1996 by Disney.

Early Life

Bob was born in a Jewish family in New York City and raised in Long Island town of Oceanside, New York.

Iger went to Fulton Avenue School. He graduated from Oceanside High School in 1969.

He completed his degree of Bachelor of Science (Television and Radio) from Roy H. Park School of Communications at Ithaca College and graduated manga cum laude in 1973.

Bob Iger Career

Bob joined the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in 1974.

He was later named the head of the ABC Entertainment in 1989.

Iger was made President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Capital Cities/ABC, the corporate parent of ABC.

After the acquisition of the company (later renamed to ABC, Inc.) by The Walt Disney Company in 1996, Iger remained President till 1999.

On February 25, 1999, Iger was named as the President of the Walt Disney International and the Chairman of ABC Group.

Bob Iger Personal Life

Iger had two marriages. The first was with Kathleen Susan Iger which ended in a divorce. Kathleen Pamela Iger and Amanda Iger are his children.

After that, the second marriage was to Willow Bay in 1995 in New York has two children, Robert Maxwell “Max” Iger and William Iger.

Bob Iger Awards

In June 2018, Steven Spielberg presented Iger with the Ambassador for Humanity Award.

He was presented The Milestone Award from the Producers Guild of America (PGA) in 2014.

Iger was named to the 25th Annual Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame in May 2015.

In October 2015, he was inducted into the Toy Industry Hall of Fame by the Toy Industry Association (TIA).

Bob Iger Quotes

The riskiest thing we can do is just maintain the status quo.

What I’ve really learned over time is that optimism is a very, very important part of leadership.

I get up at 4:30 in the morning, seven days a week, no matter where I am in the world.

I think it is important for people who are given leadership roles to assume that role immediately.

What is the Updated Net Worth of Bob Iger in 2019?

The updated Net Worth of Bob Iger is $350 million. As we know that Net Worth of any individual can be calculated with a very simple formula i.e

Net Worth = Total Assets – Total Liabilities

In the Year 2006, Bob Iger bought the Pixar for $7.4 Billion, afterward, he bought Marvel Entertainment in 2009 for $4 Billion and followed by Lucasfilm for $4.06 Billion in 2012.

The salary of Bob Iger for the year 2017 was the US $6.3 million. The total Net Worth of Bob Iger, CEO of Walt Disney is around the US $100 million which is obviously not that much.

Also, it is 10 times less than the net worth of Micheal Eisner which is around $1 billion in 2019.

Although, with a salary of around $30 million, he is currently the 3rd Highest Paid CEO,. No Doubts, his salary contributes a lot to his Assets and certainly resulting into an increase in his Net Worth timely.

But we didn’t find him that Rich as his net worth is too less than that of Jan Koum Net Worth, Dilip Shanghvi Net Worth, and Reed Hastings Net Worth.

Also, the Michael Eisner net worth is around $1 Billion as of 2019.

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