Who was the CEO of Apple when the iPhone was introduced in 2007?

Steve Jobs was Apple’s CEO when the original iPhone was introduced in 2007.

Jobs unveiled the iPhone at Macworld in San Francisco on January 9, 2007. He presented it as three devices in one: a mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and an internet communications device. The first iPhone went on sale in the United States on June 29, 2007, through Apple and AT&T.

The launch marked a major change in smartphone design. Instead of relying on a physical keyboard or stylus, the iPhone used a large multitouch display and software controlled with fingers. Its combination of web browsing, email, maps, music, and phone functions helped redefine the category.

Jobs had returned to Apple in 1997 after the company acquired NeXT, which he had founded after leaving Apple in 1985. He became Apple’s permanent CEO in 2000 and remained in the role until resigning for health reasons in August 2011. Tim Cook, then Apple’s chief operating officer, succeeded him later that month.