Johny Srouji Explained

Johny Srouji
Birth Date:1964
Birth Place:Haifa, Israel[1]
Nationality:Israeli
Education:Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Occupation:Senior vice president of Hardware Technologies at Apple Inc.[2]
Employer:Apple Inc.

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

Early life and education

Srouji was born in the Abbas neighborhood of Haifa, to a middle class Arab Christian family.[6] [7] [8] [9] He is the third child out of four. His father Farid was a carpenter and craftsman who produced casting molds to the specifications of the Israeli Ministry of Defense.[10] In high school he received high grades in math, physics, chemistry and science, and was introduced to computers by an instructor who also taught at the nearby research university Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. He later enrolled at Technion, earning both a bachelor's degree (summa cum laude) and master's degree (magna cum laude) in computer science.[11]

Srouji is reputed to be a no-nonsense executive,[12] asking for hard truths and focusing on problems and areas for improvement.[13] He is fluent in four languages: Arabic, Hebrew, French and English.[14]

Career

In 2008, Srouji led development of the Apple A4, the first Apple-designed system on a chip.[15]

Srouji was responsible for setting up Apple’s R&D center in Herzliya, Israel, its second largest in the world.[16]

In 2019 Intel considered Srouji a candidate to be its next CEO.[17]

In 2020, during Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Srouji announced the transition of Apple's Macintosh line of personal computers from Intel's x86 CPU architecture to their own Apple silicon.[18]

In 2022, Srouji announced the opening of a third R&D center in Israel (after Herzliya and Haifa), in Jerusalem, focused on the next generation of Apple Silicon.[19]

In 2023, Srouji announced that Apple's R&D center in Haifa will double in size.[20]

Awards

Johny Srouji was awarded the medal of his alma mater, the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, in recognition of his outstanding career achievements and exemplary role as an ambassador for the university.[21]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Apple's CEO Visits with Reuven Rivlin. israelnationalnews.com. 25 February 2015 . "Johny Srouji, Vice President for Hardware Technology at Apple, born in Haifa". 2017-12-01.
  2. https://www.apple.com/pr/bios/johny-srouji.html Johny Srouji serves as vice president of Hardware Technologies at Apple.
  3. Web site: Apple's leadership evolves ahead of a post-Tim Cook era.
  4. News: Solomon . Shoshanna . Israeli Johny Srouji reportedly in running for Intel CEO . The Times of Israel . 16 January 2019. Srouji, an Arab Israeli from Haifa, was responsible for setting up Apple’s R&D center in Israel.
  5. News: The Most Important Apple Executive You've Never Heard Of. Bloomberg. 2016-07-28.
  6. Web site: The Most Important Apple Executive You've Never Heard Of. 18 February 2016. Bloomberg. He was the third child of four. His family was Christian Arab, .
  7. Web site: The Israeli In Apple Johny Srouji Receives $24 Million This Year. 28 December 2017. Bloomberg. Johny Srouji, who grew up in Haifa for a Christian Arab family and studied at the Technion..
  8. Web site: Interesting facts about Johny Srouji, the man behind Apple's custom processors. 25 June 2020. Indian Express. Born in a Christian Arab family, Srouji belongs to the city of Haifa in Palestine..
  9. News: הכירו את הישראלי הכי בכיר באפל. 25 June 2020. Ynet. סרוג'י הוא ישראלי שנולד לפני 56 שנה למשפחה ערבית-נוצרית מחיפה. . מן . יובל .
  10. News: 2022-06-29 . From Haifa to Silicon Valley: Apple SVP offers tech career advice . en . Globes . 2022-07-05.
  11. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4559672,00.html Johnny from Haifa took Apple by storm.
  12. News: 2021-08-29 . Tim Cook's Run as Apple CEO Could End as Early as 2025. Who Will Replace Him? . en . Bloomberg.com . 2022-08-17.
  13. News: Higgins . Tim . 2022-04-16 . The Chips That Rebooted the Mac . en-US . Wall Street Journal . 2022-04-25 . 0099-9660.
  14. Web site: 2020-06-24. Interesting facts about Johny Srouji, the man behind Apple's custom processors. 2020-06-24. The Indian Express. en.
  15. Web site: Investor Relations - Leadership & Governance. Apple Inc.. 30 July 2016.
  16. Web site: Israel R&D team said likely behind Apple's 'revolutionary' chip for laptops. .
  17. Web site: Apple exec on Intel's CEO candidate list. Axios. en. 2019-09-11.
  18. Web site: Synced. 2020-06-22. WWDC 2020 Apple Will Replace Intel CPU With Its Own 'Apple Silicon' Chips. 2020-06-24. Synced. en-US.
  19. Web site: Apple to Develop Future Mac Chips in Israel . 2022-07-29 . MacRumors . 28 July 2022 . en.
  20. Web site: טובים . עידן בן . 2023-06-13 . ג'וני סרוג'י, מהאנשים הבכירים באפל, בראיון מיוחד לגיקטיים: "אם אתם רוצים להיכשל, תיכשלו מהר" . 2023-06-18 . גיקטיים . he-IL.
  21. Web site: Technion Alumni Medal Awarded to Johny Srouji and Aharon Aharon . 13 June 2023 .

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