Joseph A. Graziano

Joseph A. Graziano (born 1943) is a financial executive who served as the CFO of Apple Computer from 1981 to 1985 and 1989 to 1995. He was also a member of its board of directors from 1993 to 1995.
==Education==
In 1965, Graziano received a B.S. in accounting from in . He later received an honorary doctorate of business from Merrimack.Joseph Graziano, Spoke. Accessed 2020-09-02.Honor Roll of Donors (PDF), Merrimack College. 2019-09-05.
==Career==
===Apple Computer and Sun===
Graziano became a and joined Apple Computer in October 1981 and became the chief financial officer. He first left Apple in May 1985 and became the CFO of Sun Microsystems in May 1987.
Graziano returned to Apple Computer in June 1989 as executive vice-president and CFO. In June 1993, he joined the Apple Board of Directors. Amid declining profits in Fall 1995, Graziano advised the the board during in meeting in Austin, Texas that Apple was in financial distress and suggested that the company merge with another corporation such as IBM or for its survival. CEO Michael Spindler and the board reportedly disagreed with this assessment. Graziano stepped down from the board on October 5, 1995 and resigned as CFO, effective December 1995.Apple get back Joseph Graziano, Computer Business Review. 1995-10-05. Archived 1990-01-04.Personality Clash Led To Apple CFO’s Exit Company Cites ‘Differences In Opinion’ For Graziano’s Departure by Tom Abate, The Spokesman-Review. 1995-10-08.Top Financial Officer to Leave Apple / He apparently wanted a merger by Michelle Quinn, San Francisco Chronicle. 1995-10-05.Apple Official Steps Down In Board Feud by Lawrence M. Fisher, The New York Times. 1995-10-05. Archived 1995-10-05. The CFO role at Apple was filled by Fred Anderson in March 1996.Apple Computer Names New CFO by David Einstein, San Francisco Chronicle. 1996-03-08.
===After Apple===
In August 1995, Graziano became a director of Pixar, another venture led by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.Def. Schedule 14A: Notice of annual meeting of shareholders by Pixar, U.S. Security and Exchange Commission. 2003-08-15. The studio was acquired by in January 2006.
Graziano also became a director of Cupertino-based in February 1996. That company was acquired by in 2008.Blue Coat to Acquire Packeteer to Offer Comprehensive Solution for WAN Optimization by Carly Listman, Blue Coat Systems. 2008-04-21. Archived 2008-04-22.
==References==
==External links==
*Joseph Graziano by Douglas Menuez at Stanford University (1992-10)
*Joseph A. Graziano, former Apple CFO, joins Comply365 Board of Directors by Comply365 LLC (2011-11-04)
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