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Steve Jobs

Co-founder of Apple. He was its CEO from 1997 to 2011 and its chairman from August 2011 until his death in October 2011.

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Dates
1955–2011
Also known as
Steven P. Jobs
Over time
  1. Life 1955–2011
  2. board member of Apple Mar 1977 – 17 Sep 1985
  3. board member of Apple 5 Aug 1997 – 5 Oct 2011
  4. CEO of Apple 10 Sep 1997 – 24 Aug 2011
  5. chair of Apple 24 Aug 2011 – 5 Oct 2011
Steve Jobs holds

Connections 7

founded

  • Apple 1 Apr 1976 co-founder Primary record 23

CEO of

  • Apple 10 Sep 1997 – 24 Aug 2011 Primary record 456

chair of

  • Apple 24 Aug 2011 – 5 Oct 2011 Primary record 67

board member of

  • Apple Mar 1977 – 17 Sep 1985 Primary record 23
  • Apple 5 Aug 1997 – 5 Oct 2011 Primary record 47

owns a stake in

  • Apple 1 Apr 1976 45%, as of 1 Apr 1976 Scholarship & press 1
  • Apple 30 Nov 1980 15%, 7,542,448 shares, as of 30 Nov 1980 Primary record 2
Timeline 8 dates
  1. 1955–2011 Steve Jobs
  2. 1 Apr 1976 Steve Jobs founded Apple
  3. 1 Apr 1976 Steve Jobs owns a stake in Apple
  4. Mar 1977 – 17 Sep 1985 Steve Jobs board member of Apple
  5. 30 Nov 1980 Steve Jobs owns a stake in Apple
  6. 5 Aug 1997 – 5 Oct 2011 Steve Jobs board member of Apple
  7. 10 Sep 1997 – 24 Aug 2011 Steve Jobs CEO of Apple
  8. 24 Aug 2011 – 5 Oct 2011 Steve Jobs chair of Apple
Proof 7 sources
  1. Apple computer contract and dissolution of contract signed by Jobs, Wozniak and Wayne (3 documents), Fine Books and Manuscripts sale N08811, lot 241, Sotheby's, Dec 2011. Scholarship & press
    Wayne spells out the shares—"JOBS is herewith assigned a total of fourty-five percent (45%) of all rights, title, and interest in and to the COMPANY, and all assets there contained"—as was Wozniak.
  2. Apple Computer, Inc. preliminary prospectus for its stock option plans and employee stock purchase plan, dated 31 December 1980 (released by the SEC under FOIA request 18-02062), Apple, 31 Dec 1980. Primary record
    Steven P. Jobs 7,542,448 15.0
    Mr. Jobs, a co-founder of the Company, has served as Vice Chairman of the Board since August 1979 and as Vice President since May 1977, and has been a director since March 1977.
  3. Apple Timeline, Computer History Museum, 2 Feb 2026. Scholarship & press
    Apple Computer Company is founded as a partnership between Jobs, Woz, and Ron Wayne. Wayne pulls out eleven days later.
    September 17, 1985 Steve Jobs resigns from Apple
  4. Apple Computer, Inc. proxy statement (Schedule 14A), filed 16 March 1998, Apple, 16 Mar 1998. Primary record
    On September 10, 1997, Mr. Jobs assumed the position of Interim Chief Executive Officer.
    On August 5, 1997, all of the members of the Board other than Messrs. Woolard and Chang resigned and were replaced by Steven P. Jobs, Lawrence J. Ellison, William V. Campbell and Jerome B. York.
  5. Apple Computer, Inc. proxy statement (Schedule 14A), filed 6 March 2000, Apple, 6 Mar 2000. Primary record
    In January 2000, Mr. Jobs accepted the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
  6. Steve Jobs Resigns as CEO of Apple, Apple, 24 Aug 2011. Primary record
    Apple’s Board of Directors today announced that Steve Jobs has resigned as Chief Executive Officer, and the Board has named Tim Cook, previously Apple’s Chief Operating Officer, as the company’s new CEO. Jobs has been elected Chairman of the Board and Cook will join the Board, effective immediately.
  7. Statement by Apple’s Board of Directors, Apple, 5 Oct 2011. Primary record
    We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today.
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