Deirdre O'Brien
Deirdre O'Brien (born c. 1966) is an American businesswoman and the senior vice president of retail and people at Apple Inc. In 2019, O'Brien was 32nd in "Fortune"'s list of the world's most powerful women in business. In 2021, O'Brien was 11th in Fast Company Queer 50 list. Biography. A three-decade Apple veteran, her vice presidential responsibilities have expanded from Worldwide Sales and Operations, to people, and currently, to people and retail. O'Brien holds a Bachelor's Degree in Operations Management from Michigan State University and an MBA from San Jose State University. Deirdre O'Brien