Deirdre O'Brien

Deirdre O'Brien (born 1966) is the Senior Vice President of Retail and People at Apple Inc., reporting directly to CEO Tim Cook.
==Early life and education==
O'Brien enjoyed sports in her youth and was the only girl on her team.Deirdre O’Brien, Apple’s Head Of People & Retail, On Being A Team Player by Catherin Thompson, Bustle. 2019-11-06. She stated that the toughest, proudest, and "most badass thing" that she had ever done was coming out in her mid-20s.Apple survived dark days with optimism & teamwork, says Deirdre O'Brien by Malcolm Owen, AppleInsider. 2019-11-08.
O'Brien received a Bachelor's Degree in Operations Management from and an MBA from San Jose State University.Apple Leadership: Deirdre O’Brien, Apple. Archived 2017-09-11. 
==Career==
O'Brien was recruited into Apple from Michigan State University in 1988. One of her first tasks was to oversee manufacturing of the Macintosh SE at Apple's plant in Fremont, California. She credits her sports background with helping her become a team player.Profiling Deirdre O'Brien, Apple's new head of retail by William Gallagher, AppleInsider. 2019-02-07.
One of the longest serving executives at Apple, O'Brien's responsibilities were expanded from Worldwide Sales and Operations Support, to People, which covers human resources at the company. She also oversees Apple University. In 2019, her responsibilities were expanded again to cover Apple's retail stores, after the previous Senior VP of Retail, Angela Ahrendts, had left the company.
==References==
==External links==
*Deirdre O’Brien at Apple
*Deirdre O’Brien at Fortune
* at Wikipedia
Category:Apple employees