Jay Elliot is a renowned technology executive and entrepreneur with more than 30 years of operating experience at IBM, Intel, and Apple. He began his career at IBM as a programmer on airline reservation systems, later managing key disk-drive and ATM development projects and ultimately serving as Director of IBM’s Santa Teresa software laboratory, overseeing a 16,000-employee software division. He then joined Intel as Site Director of California operations, working with Chairman Gordon Moore to create the Intel Foundation.
Jay later became Senior Vice President of Apple Computer, responsible for corporate operations and business planning, reporting directly to Steve Jobs. During his six-year tenure, Apple’s sales grew from $150 million to more than $3 billion. He was instrumental in shaping Apple’s management approach, drawing on lessons from IBM and Intel. After Apple, Jay founded Migo Software, a mobility software company, and Parrot Health, a medical-apps company. He has also produced an Academy Award-nominated documentary and an NBC television series, and authored two books on leadership at Apple: *The Steve Jobs Way* and *Leading Apple with Steve Jobs*. He holds degrees from San Jose State University and the University of California, Berkeley.