Industrial Designer · ex-Apple VP of Industrial DesignIndustrial Designer · ex-Apple VP of Industrial Design
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Former Apple Vice President of Industrial Design who succeeded Jony Ive in the role (2019) and left Apple in 2023. She co-founded the hardware startup io with Ive, Tang Tan and Scott Cannon; OpenAI acquired io in an all-stock deal of about $6.5B in May 2025, and she now leads industrial design for OpenAI's device program. Reports in 2026 describe the first product as a screen-free home speaker with a camera, not shipping before the end of February 2027, with glasses, a lamp and earbuds further out on the roadmap.
Former Apple Vice President of Industrial Design who succeeded Jony Ive in the role (2019) and left Apple in 2023. She co-founded the hardware startup io with Ive, Tang Tan and Scott Cannon; OpenAI acquired io in an all-stock deal of about $6.5B in May 2025, and she now leads industrial design for OpenAI's device program. Reports in 2026 describe the first product as a screen-free home speaker with a camera, not shipping before the end of February 2027, with glasses, a lamp and earbuds further out on the roadmap.