Deirdre O'Brien (born c. 1966) is an American businesswoman and the Senior Vice President of Retail at Apple Inc.[1][2] At Apple, Deirdre leads Apple's retail store and online teams.

In 2019, O'Brien was 32nd in Fortune's list of the world's most powerful women in business.[3] In 2021, O'Brien was 11th in Fast Company Queer 50 list.[4] In 2022, she was 12th on the list.[5]

Biography

With Apple since 1988,[6] her vice presidential responsibilities have expanded and contracted over time, she previously led the People team in addition to Retail.[7] O'Brien holds a bachelor's degree in Operations Management from Michigan State University and an MBA from San Jose State University.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Apple Leadership - Deirdre O'Brien - Senior Vice President, Retail". Apple.com. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  2. ^ Axon, Samuel (February 5, 2019). "Angela Ahrendts, leader of Apple's retail efforts, will depart the company in April". Ars Technica.
  3. ^ "Deirdre O'Brien". Fortune. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  4. ^ "Announcing Fast Company's second annual Queer 50 list". Fast Company. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  5. ^ "Deirdre O'Brien is No. 12 on the 2022 Fast Company Queer 50 list". Fast Company. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
  6. ^ Pulia, Shalayne. "Meet Deirdre O'Brien, the Apple Executive Bringing a Human Touch to the Tech Giant". InStyle. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  7. ^ Horwitz, Jeremy (February 5, 2019). "Apple's Deirdre O'Brien will replace Angela Ahrendts as SVP of Retail". VentureBeat.