Johny Srouji | |
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Born | 1964 |
Nationality | Israeli |
Education |
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (B.S. and M.S., Computer Science) |
Occupation | Senior vice president of Hardware Technologies at Apple Inc. [2] |
Employer | Apple Inc. |
Johny Srouji ( Arabic: جوني سروجي; Hebrew: ג'וני סרוג'י; born 1964) [3] is an Arab Israeli executive, [4] currently Apple's senior vice president of Hardware Technologies. [5]
Srouji was born in the Abbas neighborhood of Haifa, to a middle class Arab Christian family. [1] [6] [7] [8] [9] He is the third child out of four. His father Farid was a carpenter and craftsman who produced casting molds to the specifications of the Israeli Ministry of Defense. [10] In high school he received perfect grades in math, physics, chemistry and science, and was introduced to computers by an instructor who also taught at the nearby research university Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. [5] He later enrolled at Technion, earning both a bachelor's degree (summa cum laude) and master's degree (magna cum laude) in computer science. [11]
Srouji is reputed to be a no-nonsense executive, [12] asking for hard truths and focusing on problems and areas for improvement. [13] He is fluent in four languages: Arabic, Hebrew, French and English. [14]
In 2008, Srouji led development of the Apple A4, the first Apple-designed system on a chip. [15]
Srouji was responsible for setting up Apple’s R&D center in Herzliya, Israel, its second largest in the world. [16]
In 2019 Intel considered Srouji a candidate to be its next CEO. [17]
In 2020, during Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Srouji announced the transition of Apple's Macintosh line of personal computers from Intel's x86 CPU architecture to their own Apple silicon. [18]
In 2022, Srouji announced the opening of a third R&D center in Israel (after Herzliya and Haifa), in Jerusalem, focused on the next generation of Apple Silicon. [19]
In 2023, Srouji announced that Apple's R&D center in Haifa will double in size. [20]
Johny Srouji was awarded the medal of his alma mater, the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, in recognition of his outstanding career achievements and exemplary role as an ambassador for the university. [21]
Johny Srouji, Vice President for Hardware Technology at Apple, born in Haifa
Srouji, an Arab Israeli from Haifa, was responsible for setting up Apple's R&D center in Israel
He was the third child of four. His family was Christian Arab,
Johny Srouji, who grew up in Haifa for a Christian Arab family and studied at the Technion.
Born in a Christian Arab family, Srouji belongs to the city of Haifa in Palestine.
סרוג'י הוא ישראלי שנולד לפני 56 שנה למשפחה ערבית-נוצרית מחיפה.