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=== Company boards and other activities === On November 15, 2011, [[Apple Inc.]], led by CEO [[Tim Cook]], named Iger to its board of directors. Iger was reportedly responsible for making [[Steve Jobs]] Disney's largest shareholder after its all-stock acquisition of Jobs' Pixar.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-bob-iger-apple-board-261834|title=Disney Chief Bob Iger Joins Apple Board|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=November 30, 2018|language=en}}</ref> In September 2019, Iger resigned from his position on the board after Apple announced the pricing and release date of [[Apple TV+]], a subscription streaming service which would compete with Disney+ upon its launch in November 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last=Leswing |first=Kif |title=Disney CEO Bob Iger resigns from Apple board as companies come into conflict on streaming |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/13/bob-iger-resigns-from-apple-board.html |access-date=7 November 2023 |publisher=CNBC |date=13 September 2019}}</ref> In October 2020, he became a director of the dairy-replacement startup [[Perfect Day (company)|Perfect Day]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 21, 2020 |title=Disney's Bob Iger invests in animal-free dairy startup Perfect Day |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-perfect-day-bog-iger-idUSKBN2762GB |access-date=March 14, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bob Iger goes from managing Mickey to directing a milk replacement startup as new Perfect Day boardmember |url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/21/bob-iger-goes-from-managing-mickey-to-directing-a-milk-replacement-startup-as-new-perfect-day-boardmember/ |access-date=March 14, 2022 |website=TechCrunch |date=October 21, 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref> Iger joined the board of [[Genies, Inc.]] in March 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weprin |first=Alex |date=March 14, 2022 |title=Bob Iger Getting Into the Metaverse Business |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/bob-iger-avatar-metaverse-investment-1235110823/ |access-date=March 14, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> In July 2024, Iger and his wife, [[Willow Bay]], agreed to take a majority stake in [[Angel City FC]], a Los Angeles-based [[National Women's Soccer League]] team, with a $100 million investment. To avoid any conflicts of interest, Iger agreed to recuse himself from all Disney and ESPN business matters related to the women's soccer league.<ref>{{Cite news |last=James |first=Meg |date=July 17, 2024 |title=Willow Bay explains why she and Bob Iger bought Angel City FC: 'Culture-defining moment' |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2024-07-17/willow-bay-bob-iger-buy-controlling-stake-angel-city-football-club |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
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