Tim Cook

Net worth over time

Biography

• Tim Cook is the CEO of Apple, one of the world's most valuable companies.
• Cook, who became chief executive in 2011, had previously served as Apple's chief operating officer under Steve Jobs.
• Cook joined Apple in 1998, having worked briefly at PC-maker Compaq and for 12 years at IBM.
• Cook owns more than 3 million shares of Apple, less than a 1% stake; he's sold more than $1 billion worth of shares over the years.
• Since 2005, he has also served on the board of Nike.
• Cook also sits on the board of trustees of Duke, where he got his MBA in 1988.
• Originally from Alabama, Cook hails from humble roots: His father was a shipyard worker and his mother worked at a pharmacy.

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