Tim Cook
American business executive
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| January 20 2025 | Attended Donald Trump's second inauguration at the U.S. Capitol, alongside other billionaires like Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos. |
| 2022 | Awarded Honorary Master's degree in Innovation and International Management from University of Naples Federico II in Italy. |
| 2021 | Second appearance on Time 100 list of most influential people. |
| August 2021 | Cook received an approximate $750 million payout by selling more than five million shares in Apple, ten years after becoming CEO. |
| October 2019 | Cook was appointed chairman of the advisory board for Tsinghua University's economics school for a three-year term. |
| October 2019 | Discussed his coming out, reflecting on the importance of visibility for LGBTQ youth and acknowledging the rights fighters who came before him. |
| March 2019 | During a meeting with President Trump, Trump referred to Cook as 'Tim Apple', which Cook humorously acknowledged by changing his Twitter display name. |
| 2018 | Received Courage Against Hate award from the Anti-Defamation League, recognizing his stance against discrimination. |
| 2018 | Delivered Duke University's commencement address. |
| 2018 | At a privacy conference in Brussels, Cook criticized tech firms' personal data collection practices as a form of surveillance. |
| 2017 | Awarded Honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Glasgow in Scotland. |
| December 2017 | Cook was a speaker at the World Internet Conference in China. |
| September 2017 | At Bloomberg's Global Business Forum, Cook defended the DACA immigration program and criticized the Trump administration's stance. |
| 2016 | Cook raised funds for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, with Clinton's team considering him as a potential Vice Presidential candidate. |
| June 2016 | Cook hosted a private fundraiser with House Speaker Paul Ryan to help elect House Republicans. |
| May 2016 | Cook traveled to China to meet with government officials after the Chinese government closed Apple's online iTunes Store and Apple Books store. |
| March 2016 | Cook disclosed a donation to the election campaign of Democratic representative Zoe Lofgren of California. |
| 2015 | Inducted into the Alabama Academy of Honor, recognizing his contributions to his home state. |
| 2015 | Named Fortune's World's Greatest Leader, acknowledging his strategic and inspirational leadership. |
| 2015 | Received Ripple of Change Award, highlighting his social and technological influence. |
| 2015 | Received Human Rights Campaign's Visibility Award for LGBTQ+ advocacy and representation. |
| 2015 | Cook donated to Democratic senators Chuck Schumer and Patrick Leahy, and also hosted a fundraiser for Republican senator Rob Portman. |
| 2015 | Named to Duke University's board of trustees for a six-year term. |
| September 2015 | Clarified his coming out decision on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, explaining he wanted to do more for others. |
| March 2015 | Publicly announced plans to donate his entire fortune to charity. |
| 2014 | Tim Cook named Financial Times Person of the Year, recognizing his leadership and impact at Apple. |
| October 2014 | Publicly came out as gay, after previously keeping his personal life private. |
| October 2014 | Became the first Fortune 500 CEO to publicly come out as gay and was inducted into the Alabama Academy of Honor. |
| October 30 2014 | Publicly came out as gay in an editorial for Bloomberg Business, stating 'I'm proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me'. |
| June 2014 | Attended San Francisco's gay pride parade with a delegation of Apple staff. |
| February 28 2014 | Cook challenged shareholders to 'get out of the stock' if they did not share Apple's views on sustainability and climate change. |
| May 2013 | Tim Cook shared his leadership philosophy focused on people, strategy, and execution, and hired Lisa Jackson (former EPA head) to assist with Apple's renewable energy activities. |
| 2012 | First appearance on Time 100 list of most influential people. |
| October 29 2012 | Cook made major executive changes, including the resignation of Scott Forstall and John Browett, and reorganizing their responsibilities among other executives. |
| October 5 2011 | Steve Jobs died due to complications from pancreatic cancer, six weeks after Cook became CEO. |
| August 24 2011 | Appointed chief executive officer of Apple Inc. after Steve Jobs resigned due to cancer. |
| 2010 | Delivered commencement speech at Auburn University, emphasizing the importance of intuition in decision-making. |
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