Apple's creator and founder was also the father of PIXAR. Jobs took it upon himself to finance the formation of PIXAR as they broke away in 1986, investing nearly $50 million of his own dollars when all was said and done. When sold to Disney in May of 2006, Jobs became a major shareholder in Disney with a 7% share and also a seat on the board of directors, as well as a 50.1% share in PIXAR stock. Jobs was also responsible for moving the PIXAR films to the now-normal summer release slate, and freeing them from the usual pre-Christmas release window of November.