Johny Srouji | |
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Born | 1964 |
Nationality | Israeli |
Education | Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (B.S. and M.S., Computer Science) |
Occupation | Senior vice president of Hardware Technologies atApple Inc.[2] |
Employer | Apple Inc. |
Johny Srouji (Arabic: جوني سروجي;Hebrew: ג'וני סרוג'י; born 1964)[3] is anArab Israeli executive,[4] currentlyApple'ssenior vice president ofHardware Technologies.[5]
Srouji was born in the Abbas neighborhood ofHaifa, to a middle classArab Christian family.[1][6][7][8][9] He is the third child out of four. His father Farid was a carpenter and craftsman who produced casting molds to the specifications of theIsraeli Ministry of Defense.[10] In high school he received high grades in math, physics, chemistry and science, and was introduced to computers by an instructor who also taught at the nearby research universityTechnion – Israel Institute of Technology.[5] He later enrolled at Technion, earning both abachelor's degree (summa cum laude) andmaster's degree (magna cum laude) incomputer science.[11]
Srouji is reputed to be a no-nonsense executive,[12] asking for hard truths and focusing on problems and areas for improvement.[13] He is fluent in four languages: Arabic, Hebrew, French and English.[14]
In 2008, Srouji led development of theApple A4, the first Apple-designedsystem on a chip.[15]
Srouji was responsible for setting up Apple’s R&D center inHerzliya, Israel, its second largest in the world.[16]
In 2019,Intel considered Srouji a candidate to be its next CEO.[17]
In 2020, during Apple'sWorldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Srouji announced thetransition of Apple'sMacintosh line of personal computers fromIntel'sx86CPU architecture to their ownApple silicon.[18]
In 2022, Srouji announced the opening of a third R&D center in Israel (after Herzliya and Haifa), in Jerusalem, focused on the next generation ofApple Silicon.[19]
In 2023, Srouji announced that Apple's R&D center in Haifa will double in size.[20]
Johny Srouji was awarded the medal of his alma mater, theTechnion - Israel Institute of Technology, in recognition of his outstanding career achievements and exemplary role as an ambassador for the university.[21]
In 2025 Srouji was awardedimec's Innovation Award, the most prestigious prize awarded by the international semiconductor R&D organization recognizing his "pivotal role in shaping Apple’s technology roadmap through his leadership in the development of Apple silicon".[22]
Johny Srouji, Vice President for Hardware Technology at Apple, born in Haifa
Srouji, an Arab Israeli from Haifa, was responsible for setting up Apple's R&D center in Israel
He was the third child of four. His family was Christian Arab,
Johny Srouji, who grew up in Haifa for a Christian Arab family and studied at the Technion.
Born in a Christian Arab family, Srouji belongs to the city of Haifa in Palestine.
סרוג'י הוא ישראלי שנולד לפני 56 שנה למשפחה ערבית-נוצרית מחיפה.[Srouji is an Israeli who was born 56 years ago to an Arab-Christian family from Haifa.]