Deirdre O'Brien explained
Deirdre O'Brien |
Birth Date: | c. 1966 |
Citizenship: | USA |
Education: | Michigan State University |
Employer: | Apple Inc. |
Occupation: | Senior Vice President, Retail Apple Inc. |
Deirdre O'Brien (born c. 1966) is an American businesswoman and the Senior Vice President of Retail at Apple Inc.[1] [2] At Apple, Deirdre leads Apple's retail store and online teams.
She was ranked 43rd on Fortune's list of Most Powerful Women in 2023.[3] In 2021, O'Brien was 11th in Fast Company Queer 50 list.[4] In 2022, she was 12th on the list.[5]
Biography
With Apple since 1988,[6] her responsibilities as an Apple VP have expanded and contracted over time, she previously led the People team in addition to Retail.[7] O'Brien holds a bachelor's degree in Operations Management from Michigan State University and an MBA from San Jose State University.
Notes and References
- Web site: Apple Leadership - Deirdre O'Brien - Senior Vice President, Retail . June 28, 2019 . Apple.com.
- News: Axon . Samuel . Angela Ahrendts, leader of Apple's retail efforts, will depart the company in April . . February 5, 2019.
- Web site: Most Powerful Women . Fortune . en.
- Web site: Announcing Fast Company's second annual Queer 50 list. 2021-06-03. Fast Company. en-US.
- Web site: Deirdre O'Brien is No. 12 on the 2022 Fast Company Queer 50 list . 2022-06-19 . Fast Company . en-US.
- Web site: Pulia . Shalayne . Meet Deirdre O'Brien, the Apple Executive Bringing a Human Touch to the Tech Giant . InStyle . November 8, 2019.
- News: Horwitz . Jeremy . Apple's Deirdre O'Brien will replace Angela Ahrendts as SVP of Retail . . February 5, 2019.