About
American business executive who has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Apple Inc. since 2011. Under his visionary stewardship, Apple grew into the worlds most valuable public company, pioneering Apple Silicon (M-series), Apple Watch, AirPods, Services, and Apple Vision Pro.
Before Fame
Graduated with an industrial engineering degree from Auburn University and an MBA from Duke University, serving 12 years in IBMs personal computer business before being personally recruited by Steve Jobs in 1998.
Trivia
Became the first Chief Executive Officer of a Fortune 500 company to publicly come out as gay in 2014, becoming an internationally recognized advocate for workplace equality and civil rights.
Family Life
Son of shipyard worker Donald Cook and pharmacy worker Geraldine Cook. Raised alongside his two brothers in Robertsdale, Alabama.
Associated With
Succeeded legendary visionary co-founder Steve Jobs at Apple and maintained a collaborative tech leadership relationship with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.
