Deirdre O'Brien (born ) is an American businesswoman and the Senior Vice President of Retail at
Apple Inc. At Apple, Deirdre leads Apple's retail store and online teams.
She was ranked 43rd on ''
Fortune''
's list of Most Powerful Women in 2023. In 2021, O'Brien was 11th in
Fast Company
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History
''Fast Company'' was founded in November 1995 by Alan Webb ...
Queer 50 list. In 2022, she was 12th on the list.
Biography
With Apple since 1988, her responsibilities as an Apple VP have expanded and contracted over time, she previously led the People team in addition to Retail.
O'Brien holds a bachelor's degree in Operations Management from
Michigan State University
Michigan State University (Michigan State or MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State o ...
and an MBA from
San Jose State University
San José State University (San Jose State or SJSU) is a Public university, public research university in San Jose, California. Established in 1857, SJSU is the List of oldest schools in California, oldest public university on the West Coast of ...
.
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20th-century American businesspeople
21st-century American businesspeople
American businesspeople in retailing
American women chief executives
Apple Inc. executives
Women corporate executives
Michigan State University alumni
San Jose State University alumni
Living people
1960s births
Date of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
20th-century American businesswomen
21st-century American businesswomen