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Tim Cook
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Apple
- Industry
- Technology
- Residence
- Cupertino, California
- Organization
- CEO at Apple
- Education
- Fuqua School of Business (Master of Business Administration)
Assets
- Apple3,280,000 shares @ --AAPL-US
- Nike105,000 shares @ --NKE-US
Biography
Tim Cook is the CEO of Apple, one of the world's most valuable companies.
Cook, who became chief executive in 2011, had previously served as Apple's chief operating officer under Steve Jobs.
Cook joined Apple in 1998, having worked briefly at PC-maker Compaq and for 12 years at IBM.
Cook owns more than 3 million shares of Apple, less than a 1% stake; he's sold more than $1 billion worth of shares over the years.
Since 2005, he has also served on the board of Nike.
About
Cook also sits on the board of trustees of Duke, where he got his MBA in 1988.
Originally from Alabama, Cook hails from humble roots: His father was a shipyard worker and his mother worked at a pharmacy.