Apple Board of Directors

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| class="ios-val" | Arthur D. Levinson (lead independent director from September 2026; Tim Cook becomes executive chairman)
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| class="ios-val" | ~9 directors · John Ternus joins September 1, 2026
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Apple's board is a compact roster of heavyweight independents around the CEO — the body that hired [[Steve Jobs]] back in 1997, waived its own age limits to keep continuity, and in 2026 unanimously approved the company's biggest leadership transition in fifteen years.

= Members =

As of mid-2026 the board comprises Arthur D. Levinson (chair; Calico CEO, ex-Genentech), Tim Cook, Wanda Austin (ex-Aerospace Corporation), James Bell (ex-Boeing CFO), Al Gore (former U.S. Vice President), Alex Gorsky (ex-Johnson & Johnson), Andrea Jung (ex-Avon), Monica Lozano, Ronald Sugar (ex-Northrop Grumman), and Susan Wagner (BlackRock co-founder). On September 1, 2026 the [[CEO of Apple|succession]] reshapes it: John Ternus joins as CEO, Cook takes the executive chairmanship, and Levinson — a director since 2000 — becomes lead independent director.

= Position =

The board's signature is patience: long tenures, insider CEOs, and governance drama kept private. Its 2026 handling of the Cook-to-Ternus handoff — announced with a five-month runway, unanimous, choreographed — was the institution working exactly as Apple designs everything else.