Tim Cook
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Timothy Donald Cook (born November 1, 1960) is an American business executive who has served as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Apple since 2011. He had previously been the company's chief operating officer under its co-founder Steve Jobs. Cook joined Apple in March 1998 as a senior vice president for worldwide operations, and then as vice president for worldwide sales and operations. He was appointed chief executive of Apple on August 24, 2011, after Jobs resigned. During his tenure as the chief executive of Apple and while serving on its board of directors, he has advocated for the political reform of international and domestic surveillance, cybersecurity, national manufacturing, and environmental preservation. Since becoming CEO, Cook has also replaced Jobs' micromanagement with a more liberal style and implemented a collaborative culture at Apple. Between 2011, when he took over Apple, and 2020, Cook doubled the company's revenue and profit, and the company's market value increased from $348 billion to $1.9 trillion. In 2025, Apple was the second largest technology company by revenue, with US$416 billion. Outside of Apple, Cook has sat on the board of directors of Nike since 2005. He also sits on the board of the National Football Foundation and is a trustee of Duke University, his alma mater. Cook engages in philanthropy; in March 2015 he said he planned to donate his fortune to charity. In 2014, Cook became the first and only chief executive of a Fortune 500 company to publicly come out as gay. In October 2014, the Alabama Academy of Honor inducted Cook, who spoke on the state's record of LGBTQ rights. It is the highest honor Alabama gives its citizens. In 2012 and 2021, Cook appeared on the Time 100, Time's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. As of December 2025, his net worth is estimated at $2.6 billion, according to Forbes. In April 2026, Apple announced that Cook would be stepping down as CEO of Apple on September 1, 2026. John Ternus was named as successor.
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iPhone Prices to Go up as Memory Chip Costs Keep Climbing? Tim Cook Says Apple Is 'Evaluating All Options'
Apple warns iPhone, Mac sales may slow amid supply crunch; Tim Cook says ‘seeing some significant constraints currently’
Earnings Scoreboard: Apple slumps after Tim Cook's final earnings; Microsoft rallies in big
Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company is fighting 'a hundred-year flood' on memory pricing — expects to pay even more for memory in September following recent price hikes - Tom's Hardware
Tim Cook signed off on his final Apple earnings call with a warning about a ‘100-year flood’ in memory chip pricing
Tim Cook: Apple 'Reluctantly Raised Prices' Due to '100-Year Flood on Memory Pricing'
Tim Cook says goodbye to analysts & shareholders on his final Apple earnings call
Tim Cook & John Ternus Talk CEO Transition, Apple TV’s Legacy & Future At ‘Ted Lasso’ S4 Premiere
Tim Cook Once Talked About His Burger-Flipping Days and the Friends That Made Fun of Him: 'My Upbringing
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Tim Cook’s Final Move as Apple CEO: The Biggest American Manufacturing Deal in Company History
Tim Cook's Final Move as Apple CEO: The Biggest American Manufacturing Deal in Company History - 24/7 Wall St.
From chip engineers to iPhone users, Koreans side with Micron after Tim Cook's memory remarks
Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai, Michael Dell, Mark Benioff and other tech CEOs share July 4 greetings
Bernie Sanders calls out Tim Cook's 'corporate greed' as Apple hikes Mac, iPad prices
EU tech Commissioner and outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook hold constructive video call on shared priorities
Tim Cook's government liaison position comes into focus before stepping down as Apple CEO
Tim Cook and EU tech chief hold ‘constructive’ virtual meeting over Siri AI standoff - 9to5Mac
'Not constructive': Tim Cook blames Micron for Apple's $300 price hike. Micron suggests Apple helped cause the shortage
Apple CEO Tim Cook calls recent price hike a "hundred-year flood"; says, "I've never seen anything like it" in over 40 years
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