Apple co-founder Steve Jobs became the company’s best-known CEO and product presenter.
Jobs co-founded Apple Computer with Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne in 1976. Although Wozniak was the key engineering force behind the early Apple computers, Jobs became strongly associated with product strategy, design, marketing, and public presentations.
Jobs left Apple in 1985 after a power struggle, founded NeXT, and became a major shareholder in Pixar. Apple acquired NeXT in 1997, bringing Jobs back to the company. He later guided the launches of the iMac, iPod, iPhone, and iPad.
Tim Cook succeeded Jobs as Apple’s CEO in 2011. Steve Wozniak is often confused with Jobs in questions about Apple’s founding, but Wozniak was the technical co-founder rather than the company’s most recognizable long-term chief executive.