Who is the SVP, Hardware Engineering of Apple?

John Ternus is the SVP, Hardware Engineering (incoming CEO, Sept 2026) of Apple, as of July 2026. John reports to Tim Cook.

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John Ternus SVP, Hardware Engineering (incoming CEO, Sept 2026), Apple Cupertino, California

John Ternus is Apple's senior vice president of hardware engineering, reporting to Tim Cook. He leads hardware engineering across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, AirPods and Apple Vision Pro. Over his Apple career he has led engineering on many product introductions, including the launch of new categories such as iPad and AirPods. Before Apple he worked as a mechanical engineer at Virtual Research Systems. He holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.

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Who is John Ternus?
John Ternus is the SVP, Hardware Engineering (incoming CEO, Sept 2026) of Apple (as of July 2026). You can see their background and career history above.
What is John Ternus's background?
John Ternus is Apple's senior vice president of hardware engineering, reporting to Tim Cook. He leads hardware engineering across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, AirPods and Apple Vision Pro. Over his Apple career he has led engineering on many product introductions, including the launch of new categories such as iPad and AirPods. Before Apple he worked as a mechanical engineer at Virtual Research Systems. He holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.
How can I contact John Ternus at Apple?
You can find and verify John Ternus's professional email and direct phone number with Derrick, straight from Google Sheets. Apple's addresses generally follow the flast@apple.com pattern, but that individual address is not verified here, so confirm it before reaching out.
Who does John Ternus report to?
John Ternus reports to Tim Cook. See the full org chart on the Apple executives page.