Apple’s Deirdre O’Brien among Fortune’s 100 Most Powerful Women in Business

Today, Fortune revealed its 2025 list of the Most Powerful Women in Business, and Apple’s SVP of Retail + People, Deirdre O’Brien, has once again secured her spot. This is O’Brien’s seventh consecutive appearance on the list, which features “only 20 Fortune 500 CEOs” out of the more than 50 women who lead Fortune 500 companies. According to Fortune, this highlights “just how competitive it has become.” O’Brien ranks 67th on this year’s list. Here’s what Fortune had to say: An Apple veteran of over 35 years, Deirdre O’Brien manages the tech giant’s retail teams as senior vice president, leading the way on its global retail expansion, including in emerging markets. She oversees a diverse range of functions, from training and development at Apple University to diversity and inclusion, compensation, benefits, and more. In March, O’Brien added Apple’s top people manager spot to her retail duties, returning to a role she’d held from 2017 to 2023. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Michiga ... Read full article.