My Take
John Ternus is the kind of tech executive I genuinely respect — not because he's flashy, but because he clearly knows his stuff down to the silicon. As Apple's Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering since 2021, he's the guy ultimately responsible for the iPhones, MacBooks, and Apple Silicon chips that millions of people use every day, yet most people outside tech circles couldn't pick him out of a lineup. He came up through Apple's engineering ranks the old-fashioned way, armed with a University of Pennsylvania degree and what appears to be an almost fanatical attention to product craft. When he steps on stage at an Apple event, there's none of Tim Cook's CEO polish or Jony Ive's philosopher-king energy — just a quietly confident engineer who knows exactly what's inside the box and why it matters. That understatement, honestly, is its own kind of authority.
Overview
John Ternus (; born 1975 or 1976) is an American engineer and business executive who has been the senior vice president of hardware engineering at Apple Inc. since 2021. On September 1, 2026, he will succeed Tim Cook as chief executive officer of Apple.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- ジョン・ターナス
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョン・ターナス
- Reading
- じょん・たーなす
- Born
- May 19, 1975 (age 51)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rabbit
- Origin
- United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- business executive / manager / engineer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Pennsylvania
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.