Bob Iger, After Stepping Down as Disney CEO, Tapped as Adviser to Josh Kushner’s Thrive Capital

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Bob Iger, who stepped down as Disney’s chief executive last month, has taken a role as an adviser to venture-capital firm Thrive Capital.

New York-based Thrive Capital was founded in 2009 by Josh Kushner, the younger brother of Jared Kushner, who is Donald Trump’s son-in-law. Josh Kushner, 40, is a former Goldman Sachs banker and son of real-estate developer Charles Kushner.

Iger is familiar with the firm: In September 2022, he had joined Thrive Capital as a venture partner, after he had previously relinquished the Disney CEO role and his tenure as as executive chairman concluded at the end of 2021. But in November 2022, the Disney board called Iger back into service to replace his successor as CEO, Bob Chapek, who was ousted after a series of missteps.

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