Johny Srouji

Johny Srouji (Arabic: جوني سروجي; Hebrew: ג'וני סרוג'י; born 1964)[3] is an Arab Israeli executive[4] Apple's senior vice president of Hardware Technologies, reporting to CEO Tim Cook.[5]

Johny Srouji
Born1964
Haifa, Israel[1]
NationalityIsraeli
EducationTechnion - Israel Institute of Technology
(B.S. and M.S., Computer Science)
OccupationSenior vice president of Hardware Technologies at Apple Inc.[2]
EmployerApple Inc.

Early life and education

Srouji was born in Haifa, Israel, to an Arab Christian family.[1][6][7][8][9] In high school, he got perfect grades in math, physics, chemistry, and science and was introduced to computers by an instructor who also taught at the nearby Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.[5] He later enrolled at the Technion, earning both a bachelor's degree (summa cum laude) and master's degree (magna cum laude) in computer science.[10]

Srouji is reputed to be a no-nonsense executive, asking for hard truths and focusing on problems and areas for improvement.[11] He is fluent in four languages: Arabic, Hebrew, French, and English.[12]

Career
  • 1990–1992: Researcher and engineer at IBM R&D Labs in Israel
  • 1993–2005: Senior Manager at Intel Israel Design Center
  • 2005–2008: Design Manager in CPU design at IBM
  • 2008–2015: Vice President of Hardware Technologies at Apple
  • 2015–present: Senior Vice President of Hardware Technologies at Apple

In 2008, Srouji led development of the Apple A4, the first Apple-designed system on a chip.[13]

Srouji was responsible for setting up Apple’s R&D center in Herzliya, Israel, its second largest in the world.[14]

In 2019 Intel considered Srouji a candidate to be its next CEO.[15]

In 2020, during Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, Srouji announced the transition of Apple's Macintosh line of personal computers from Intel's x86 CPU architecture to their own Apple silicon.[16]

References
  1. "Apple's CEO Visits with Reuven Rivlin". israelnationalnews.com. Retrieved 2017-12-01. Johny Srouji, Vice President for Hardware Technology at Apple, a member of the Israeli Arab community, born in Haifa
  2. Johny Srouji serves as vice president of Hardware Technologies at Apple.
  3. "Apple's leadership evolves ahead of a post-Tim Cook era".
  4. Solomon, Shoshanna (16 January 2019). "Israeli Johny Srouji reportedly in running for Intel CEO". The Times of Israel. Srouji, an Arab Israeli from Haifa, was responsible for setting up Apple’s R&D center in Israel
  5. "The Most Important Apple Executive You've Never Heard Of". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  6. "The Most Important Apple Executive You've Never Heard Of". Bloomberg. 18 February 2016. He was the third child of four. His family was Christian Arab, a minority within a minority in the Jewish state.
  7. "The Israeli In Apple Johny Srouji Receives $24 Million This Year". Bloomberg. 28 December 2017. Johny Srouji, who grew up in Haifa for a Christian Arab family and studied at the Technion.
  8. "Interesting facts about Johny Srouji, the man behind Apple's custom processors". Indian Express. 25 June 2020. Born in a Christian Arab family, Srouji belongs to the city of Haifa in Israel.
  9. "הכירו את הישראלי הכי בכיר באפל". Ynet. 25 June 2020. סרוג'י הוא ישראלי שנולד לפני 56 שנה למשפחה ערבית-נוצרית מחיפה.
  10. Johnny from Haifa took Apple by storm.
  11. Higgins, Tim (2022-04-16). "The Chips That Rebooted the Mac". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  12. "Interesting facts about Johny Srouji, the man behind Apple's custom processors". The Indian Express. 2020-06-24. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  13. "Investor Relations - Leadership & Governance". Apple Inc. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  14. "Israel R&D team said likely behind Apple's 'revolutionary' chip for laptops".
  15. "Apple exec on Intel's CEO candidate list". Axios. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
  16. Synced (2020-06-22). "WWDC 2020 | Apple Will Replace Intel CPU With Its Own 'Apple Silicon' Chips". Synced. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
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