Steve Jobs Was in Trouble. His Hero? Chief Financial Officer Man!

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Christopher Palmeri

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How a numbers guy named Larry Levy saved Steve Jobs and Pixar from being played for suckers.

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Before ‘Finding Nemo,’ Pixar had to escape a bad Hollywood deal. In swooped the CFO.

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