Dan Riccio

Daniel John "Dan" Riccio, Jr. (born 1963) is a vice president of engineering at Apple Inc. He was previously the Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, but he stepped down from the role in January 2021 to oversee unspecified and projects at Apple.Apple's Dan Riccio transitions to special project, John Ternus now SVP of Hardware Engineering, AppleInsider. 2021-01-25.Apple engineering SVP Dan Riccio transitioning to oversee ‘new project,’ John Ternus takes lead of hardware team by Parker Ortolani, 9to5Mac. 2021-01-25.
==Education==
Riccio entered the in 1981 and received a B.S. in in 1986.Dan Riccio, LinkedIn. Accessed 2021-05-14.
==Career==
Riccio joined in 1997, where he became a senior manager of mechanical engineering and was responsible for the mechanical design of consumer PC products.Who Is Dan Riccio? Apple Transitions Hardware Leadership Role From Bob Mansfield by Dave Smith, . 2012-06-29.
===Apple Computer===
In 1998, Riccio joined Apple Computer as vice president of product design.
===Apple Inc.===
In April 2010, Riccio became vice president of the iPad division. In August 2012, he became Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering upon the retirement of Bob Mansfield. His responsibilities included the engineering teams for the AirPods, Apple TV, Apple Watch, HomePod, iPad, iPhone, and Mac product lines.Craig Federighi, Apple’s Vice President of Mac Software Engineering & Dan Riccio, Apple’s Vice President of Hardware Engineering Join Apple’s Executive Team as Senior Vice Presidents, Apple Inc. 2012-08-27.
On January 25, 2021, Riccio began transitioning to a new undisclosed project and was succeeded as senior VP by John Ternus.Dan Riccio begins a new chapter at Apple, Apple Inc. 2021-01-25. Riccio continues to report directly to CEO Tim Cook, and reportedly took over the development of and headsets which had previously stalled.Apple’s Dan Riccio Shifts From Hardware Chief to AR, VR Headsets by Mark Gurman, Bloomberg. 2021-02-08.
==Other work==
Riccio and his wife Diane M. Casey are philanthropic supporters of neuroscience research at the .Riccios intensify support for ALS, neuroscience research at UMMS, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School Office of Advancement. 2017-10.UMass alumni Dan and Diane Riccio pledge $15 million to advance ALS, neuroscience research, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School. 2022-02-03.
==References==
==External links==
*Dan Riccio at Apple (archived 2021-03-25, 2012-08-29)
*Dan Riccio at AppleInsider
*Dan Riccio at MacRumors
*Dan Riccio and Daniel J. Riccio at Justia Patents
*Daniel J. Riccio at PatentGuru
*Daniel J. Riccio at Wallmine
* at Wikipedia
===Articles===
*Riccio Speaks to Students About Leadership at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (2015-01)
Category:Apple employees