John Couch

John D. Couch was the head of the Apple Lisa development team and former vice president of Apple Education.
==Education==
Couch was one of the first fifty undergraduates of the computer science program at the University of California, Berkeley. He continued his education there to receive a master's degree in 1972.John Couch, LinkedIn. Accessed 2022-12-21.
==Career==
Couch previously worked at Hewlett-Packard, where he recruited Rich Page to work on the minicomputer. Couch later recommended Page to Apple Computer co-founder Steve Jobs.Artifact Details: Page, Rich oral history, Computer History Museum. 2018-11-07.
===Apple Computer===
In Spring 1978, Couch followed fellow HP veteran Thomas Whitney to Apple, becoming its 54th employee. Couch became general manager of the Apple Lisa development team. He also donated Apple II computers to a catholic school in California, one of Apple's early forays into education.Apple’s Longtime Education VP Shares Frustrations With Slow Pace of Change by Jeffrey R. Young, EdSurge. 2018-07-31. In 1984, Couch left Apple to take over a struggling Christian school in .Lecture by John Couch, Apple VP of Education by Thomas Kennedy, Thomas Talks on Citrus County Schools. 2015-12-03.
===Apple Inc.===
In April 2002, Jobs recruited Couch to return to Apple as VP of education, replacing Cheryl Vedoe. Couch remained with Apple Education until his retirement in January 2019.Cheryl Vedoe, LinkedIn. Accessed 2023-02-06.Apple executive retires to San Luis Obispo, Mustang Athletic Fund. 2022-08-16. His role was succeeded by Doug Beck, who became Apple's VP of worldwide education, health, and government in June 2019.Doug Beck, LinkedIn. Accessed 2023-02-06.
==References==
==See also==
*List of early Apple Computer employees
==External links==
*John Couch at Folklore
*John D. Couch at Rewiring Education
*John D. Couch at Twitter
* at Wikipedia
Category:Former Apple employees
Category:Former HP employees