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Armas Clifford "Mike" Markkula Jr. (/ m ɑːr ˈ k uː l ə /; born February 11, 1942) is an American electrical engineer, businessman and investor. He was the original angel investor , first chairman, and second CEO for Apple Computer, Inc. , providing critical early funding and managerial support.
- Armas Clifford Markkula Jr., February 11, 1942 (age 81), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Armas Clifford “Mike” Markkula, B.S. EE ’64 and M.S. EE ’66, began as a Hughes Aircraft engineer, doing classified work on the Lockheed YF-12 interceptor. From there, he moved into product marketing at Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel, overseeing the development of early integrated circuits and 256 bit computer memory chips.
Mike Markkula Life born 1942 (age 81 or 82) Relationship to Steve Mentor, Colleague and Board member at Apple Short Bio. A millionaire retiree from Intel, Mike Markkula was an angel investor in Apple, actually the first investor in the company, who put $250k of his own money in the company in 1977 (roughly equivalent to $1 million today).
Jan 21, 2024 · Armas Clifford "Mike" Markkula Jr., born on February 11, 1942, is an American electrical engineer, businessman, and investor and best known as the original angel investor, first chairman, and...
Aug 21, 2023 · Born on Feb. 11, 1942, in Los Angeles, Markkula was no stranger to the world of technology. Armed with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Southern...
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Sep 1, 1997 · Mr. Markkula, serving one of his stints as Apple's chairman, was the one who originally gave the computer scientist Jef Raskin the go-ahead to start designing the Macintosh computer in 1979.
Dec 2, 2011 · After several unsuccessful visits with venture capitalists, Jobs met Mike Markkula, who, at 32, was already retired from Intel. Markkula was an electrical engineer with solid management skills who would provide “adult supervision” to the young company as well as something else: he personally invested $250,000.
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