10 Defining Moments in the Life of Timothy Donald Cook
Timothy Donald Cook is an American business executive who has been the chief executive officer of Apple Inc. since 2011. He joined Apple in March 1998.
1982-01-01
1982-01-01
Graduates from Auburn University
Cook earns a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering from Auburn University.
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Education
1988-01-01
1988-01-01
Graduates from Duke University
Cook receives an MBA from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business.
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Education
1994-01-01
1994-01-01
Joins Intelligent Electronics
Cook works as a chief operating officer at Intelligent Electronics.
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Employment
1998-03-01
1998-03-01
Joins Apple
Tim Cook joins Apple in March as the Senior Vice President for Worldwide Operations.
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Employment
2009-01-01
2009-01-01
Appointed Interim CEO of Apple
Cook temporarily takes over as CEO when Steve Jobs goes on medical leave.
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Leadership
2011-01-17
2011-01-17
Appointed Interim CEO of Apple Again
Cook temporarily takes over as CEO when Steve Jobs goes on medical leave again.
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Leadership
2011-08-24
2011-08-24
Becomes CEO of Apple
Following Steve Jobs' resignation, Tim Cook is officially named the CEO of Apple Inc.
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Leadership
2014-10-30
2014-10-30
First openly gay CEO of a Fortune 500 company
Cook publicly comes out as gay in an essay, becoming the first openly gay CEO of a Fortune 500 company.
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Personal
2018-08-02
2018-08-02
Leads Apple to become first trillion-dollar company
Under Cook's leadership, Apple becomes the first publicly traded U.S. company to reach a market capitalization of $1 trillion.
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Business
2022-01-03
2022-01-03
Leads Apple to become first three trillion-dollar company
Under Cook's leadership, Apple becomes the first publicly traded U.S. company to reach a market capitalization of $3 trillion.
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Business
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