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

  1. Web site: Apple Leadership - Deirdre O'Brien - Senior Vice President, Retail . June 28, 2019 . Apple.com.
  2. News: Axon . Samuel . Angela Ahrendts, leader of Apple's retail efforts, will depart the company in April . . February 5, 2019.
  3. Web site: Most Powerful Women . Fortune . en.
  4. Web site: Announcing Fast Company's second annual Queer 50 list. 2021-06-03. Fast Company. en-US.
  5. Web site: Deirdre O'Brien is No. 12 on the 2022 Fast Company Queer 50 list . 2022-06-19 . Fast Company . en-US.
  6. Web site: Pulia . Shalayne . Meet Deirdre O'Brien, the Apple Executive Bringing a Human Touch to the Tech Giant . InStyle . November 8, 2019.
  7. News: Horwitz . Jeremy . Apple's Deirdre O'Brien will replace Angela Ahrendts as SVP of Retail . . February 5, 2019.