John Ternus
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About
Engineer and business executive known for serving as Apple's senior vice president of Hardware Engineering and for replacing Tim Cook as Apple's CEO in 2026. He is also known for having led hardware engineering across major Apple products including the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, AirPods, and Apple Vision Pro.
Before fame
He earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and applied mechanics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1997. He joined Apple's product design team in 2001 before moving deeper into hardware leadership over the following years. He became vice president of Hardware Engineering at Apple in 2013 and senior vice president of Hardware Engineering in 2021.
Trivia
He was a competitive swimmer on the varsity swim team at the University of Pennsylvania.
Family life
His full name is John Patrick Ternus, and he was born in California.
Associated with
He replaced Tim Cook as Apple's CEO in 2026.
