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.
Deirdre O'Brien | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1966 |
| Citizenship | USA |
| Education | Michigan State University |
| Occupation(s) | Senior Vice President, Retail Apple Inc. |
| Employer | Apple Inc. |
| Website | apple |
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
editWith 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.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Apple Leadership - Deirdre O'Brien - Senior Vice President, Retail". Apple.com. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ Axon, Samuel (February 5, 2019). "Angela Ahrendts, leader of Apple's retail efforts, will depart the company in April". Ars Technica.
- ^ "Most Powerful Women". Fortune.
- ^ "Announcing Fast Company's second annual Queer 50 list". Fast Company. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ^ "Deirdre O'Brien is No. 12 on the 2022 Fast Company Queer 50 list". Fast Company. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
- ^ Pulia, Shalayne. "Meet Deirdre O'Brien, the Apple Executive Bringing a Human Touch to the Tech Giant". InStyle. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ Horwitz, Jeremy (February 5, 2019). "Apple's Deirdre O'Brien will replace Angela Ahrendts as SVP of Retail". VentureBeat.