Johny Srouji

Srouji was born in the Abbas neighborhood of Haifa, to a middle class Arab Christian family. He is the third child out of four. His father Farid was a carpenter and craftsman who produced casting molds to the specifications of the Israeli Ministry of Defense. 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 university Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. He later enrolled at Technion, earning both a bachelor's degree (summa cum laude) and master's degree (magna cum laude) in computer science.

Srouji is reputed to be a no-nonsense executive, asking for hard truths and focusing on problems and areas for improvement. He is fluent in four languages: Arabic, Hebrew, French and English.

In 2008, Srouji led development of the Apple A4, the first Apple-designed system-on-a-chip.

Srouji was responsible for setting up Apple's R&D center in Herzliya, Israel, its second largest in the world.

In 2019, Intel considered Srouji as a candidate to be its next CEO.

On April 20, 2026, Srouji was named Apple's chief hardware officer after being given oversight of its hardware engineering team following the announcement of John Ternus being selected as Tim Cook's successor as CEO.

Johny Srouji was awarded the medal of his alma mater, the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, in recognition of his outstanding career achievements and exemplary role as an ambassador for the university.

In 2025 Srouji was awarded IMEC'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".