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

Iger completed his undergraduate studies at Ithaca College where he graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Television & Radio from Ithaca's Roy H. On Tuesday November 15 2011 Apple Inc. He also led the company to acquire Marvel Entertainment in 2009 and Lucasfilm in 2012 further broadening the Disney company's character franchises.

Iger oversaw the acquisition of Pixar in 2006 following a period of strained relations with the animation studio. Disney to shake-up the management of the company. Robert A.