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Title: SVP, AI Strategy Company: Apple Industry: Technology

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John oversees Apple’ s entire AI and machine learning strategy, reporting directly to CEO Tim Cook. A computer scientist with a storied career at Google and General Magic, he joined Apple in 2018 to unify its fragmented ML teams. John has been instrumental in the rollout of Apple Intelligence, shifting the company’ s focus towards on-device processing that prioritises user privacy. He is set to retire in the spring of 2026 and is preparing to hand over the reins of the department to renowned AI researcher Amar Subramanya. aimagazine. com 65