John Ternus

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John Ternus
Born1975 (age 49–50)
Education University of Pennsylvania (BSE)
Employer Apple
TitleSenior vice president of hardware engineering

John Ternus is an American business executive who has served as Apple Inc.'s senior vice president of hardware engineering since 2021, reporting to CEO Tim Cook. He leads the company's hardware engineering teams. [1]

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Early life and education

Ternus received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering with a major in mechanical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1997. [2] While at Penn, Ternus competed on the men's swimming team. [3]

Career

Ternus began his career as a mechanical engineer designing virtual reality headsets at Virtual Research Systems. [4] He joined Apple in 2001 as a member of the product design team, working first on the Apple Cinema Display. [5] [6] In 2013, he was appointed vice president of hardware engineering under Dan Riccio, overseeing the development of AirPods, Mac and iPad.

In 2020, he was also put in charge of iPhone hardware, previously overseen directly by Riccio. [7] [8] He was promoted to senior vice president of hardware engineering in 2021, replacing Riccio, [7] and was put in charge of Apple Watch hardware in late 2022. [9] Bloomberg News reported that Ternus was the "youngest member of Apple's executive team", and described him as "charismatic and well-liked". [7] [8] He has been widely reported by media to be a potential successor to Tim Cook as the company's next chief executive. [5] [10]

Ternus has presented new hardware at several WWDC events, revealing refreshes of the iMac and MacBook Pro, the new 2018 iPad Pros, the iMac Pro and the completely redesigned 2019 Mac Pro. He has subsequently appeared as a regular presenter at Apple events. [11] [12] [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Gurman, Mark (February 8, 2021). "Apple's Dan Riccio Shifts From Hardware Chief to AR, VR Headsets". Bloomberg News . Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Apple Leadership - John Ternus". Apple. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  3. ↑ "M. Swim coasts to easy win". The Daily Pennsylvanian . February 3, 1994. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
  4. ↑ Yildirim, Ece (November 16, 2025). "Apple's Succession Wars Start. Here's Who Might Take Tim Cook's Spot". Gizmodo . Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Mann, Jyoti (November 17, 2025). "Who is John Ternus, the Apple exec tipped to take over from Tim Cook?". Business Insider . Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  6. ↑ Ternus, John (May 18, 2024). 2024 Penn Engineering Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony (Speech). Palestra: University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science. Event occurs at 38:17. Retrieved November 18, 2025. My first project at Apple was the Cinema Display; it was a large desktop monitor.
  7. 1 2 3 Gurman, Mark (January 25, 2021). "Apple's Hardware Chief Leaves Post for Unnamed New Project". Bloomberg News . Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  8. 1 2 Gurman, Mark (August 29, 2021). "Tim Cook's Run as Apple CEO Could End as Early as 2025. Who Will Replace Him?". Bloomberg News . Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  9. ↑ Gurman, Mark (February 2, 2023). "Apple Is Dropping Industrial Design Chief Role in Post-Jony Ive Era". Bloomberg News . Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  10. ↑ Charlton, Hartley (October 6, 2025). "Gurman: Major Apple Leadership Shakeup Impending With John Ternus as Next CEO". MacRumors . Retrieved October 9, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Apple Events - October 2021". Apple. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  12. ↑ "WWDC22 Keynote". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Apple Event — May 7". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
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