Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs
Jobs holding iPhone 4 in 2010
Born	Steven Paul Jobs (1955-02-24)February 24, 1955 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	October 5, 2011(2011-10-05) (aged 56) Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Cause of death	cardiac arrest caused by Pancreatitis related to type 1 diabetes and metastatic insulinoma
Alma mater	Reed College
Occupations	Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc. Primary investor and CEO of Pixar Founder and CEO of NeXT
Known for	Pioneer of the personal computer revolution with Steve Wozniak
Board member of	The Walt Disney Company[1] Apple Inc.
Spouse	Laurene Powell ​ ​ (m. 1991; died 2011)​
Partner	Chrisann Brennan
Children	4
Parents	Paul Jobs (adoptive father) Clara Jobs (adoptive mother) Abdulfattah Jandali (father)
Relatives	Mona Simpson (sister)
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Steven Paul "Steve" Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011^[2][3]) was an American businessman, investor, and co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc. He was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pixar Animation Studios until it was bought by The Walt Disney Company.^[4] He was the largest shareholder at Disney^[5] and a member of Disney's Board of Directors. He was seen as a leading figure in both the computer and entertainment industries.^[6] In August 2011, Jobs resigned, and was appointed Chairman of Apple. He served in that position until he died, at the age of 56, on October 5, 2011 from complications of pancreatitis related to type 1 diabetes and metastatic insulinoma. Steve Jobs had type 1 diabetes as a child and had problems with insulin when he died.

1. ↑ "The Walt Disney Company and Affiliated Companies – board of directors". The Walt Disney Company. Retrieved October 2, 2009.
2. ↑ "Steve Jobs Dies: Apple Chief Created Personal Computer, iPad, iPod". ABC News. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
3. ↑ "Remembering Steve Jobs - Apple". www.apple.com.
4. ↑ "Apple - Press Info - Bios - Steve Jobs". Apple Inc. May 2006. Retrieved 2006-09-20.
5. ↑ "Steve Jobs' Magic Kingdom". BusinessWeek. 2006-01-06. Archived from the original on 3 February 2006. Retrieved 2006-09-20.
6. ↑ Burrows, Peter (2004-11-04). "Steve Jobs: He Thinks Different". BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on 31 October 2004. Retrieved 2006-09-20.