Disney CEO Bob Iger is reportedly strongly considering a 2020 presidential run.
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Disney CEO Bob Iger is reportedly considering a presidential run in 2020
Bob Iger has long been considering a jump from entertainment to politics at the urging of friends, according to sources.
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Sources told The Hollywood Reporter that Iger has been looking into the prospect of jumping from entertainment to politics at the urging of friends.
The insiders also told THR that Iger has sought out the guidance of former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Like Iger, Bloomberg has roots outside of public service — he founded the Bloomberg financial services company and cable news network. And Bloomberg took on the mayoral role without previously serving in an elected office.
Having served as Disney CEO since Michael Eisner's departure in 2005, Iger's contract expires in June 2018. That would make for a good time to break from the entertainment goliath and begin campaigning for the 2020 election. But last April, he told financial analysts that he would be "open" to continuing as CEO after his current contract is up.
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When THR spoke with Iger last June, he said
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