Tim Cook — CEO, Apple

**Timothy Donald Cook** is the CEO of Apple Inc., the world's most valuable company (Approximately $3.4-3.6 trillion market cap, Apple's FY2024 revenue was $391.04 billion). Born in Mobile, Alabama, he earned a BS in Industrial Engineering from Auburn University and an MBA from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. He joined Apple in 1998, served as COO, and became CEO in August 2011 when Steve Jobs stepped down.