Mike Markkula is an American business investor and electrical engineer. He was the second CEO and first chairman of the Apple Computers. In 1977, Mike Markkula was the first one who invested a huge amount from his own money in Apple company. Mike has also donated many million dollars for the charity purposes.
Mike Markkula Biography And Net Worth
| Net worth | $1.2 Billion |
| Full Name | Mike Markkula |
| Born | 1942 |
| Age | 80 years |
| Birthplace | Los Angeles |
| Profession | Investor & Entrepreneur |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
Mike Markkula Early Life
Mike Markkula was born in Los Angeles on 11th February 1942. Mike completed his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California. He also earned his master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of South California.
Mike Markkula Career
After completing the master’s degree, he started his professional career by working in Fairchild semiconductor and Intel as a marketing manager and got an early retirement at the age of 32 only. He had made million of dollars from the company. Then he started working as a consultant and provide his consultancy only Mondays and besides that, monitored many fresh entrepreneurs.
In 1976, Apple company was founded by Steve Jobs. In 1977, Mike Markkula was introduced to Steve Jobs by two of his friends when he was looking for investors who could finance his project, computer II. 1n 1977, Mike invested more than $250,000 in the Apple company. He was the first major investor of the Apple company. He also became the third employee after being insisted by Steve Jobs to join the company along with the investment and one-third owner of the company.
After serving for twenty-year from 1977-1997, Mike left the company. He was the longest-serving member of the board. After the retirement from Apple, he invested in many other companies, including Live Code, and Crowd Technologies. He was the board member of Santa Clara University from 2003 to 2009.
Mike Markkula Awards and Achievements
- In 2018, Mike Markkula was awarded the “Lifetime Achievement award” in USC Viterbi awards.
- Mike Markkula was the third employee and one third owner in the Apple computers.
Mike Markkula wife
Mike Markkula got married to Linda. Mike Markkula along with his wife Linda moved into United States in 1982. Mike and Linda have donated a huge amount of dollars to Santa Clara University.
Mike Markkula property
In 1982, Mike and Linda have bought a ranch called “Rana Creek Ranch in Carmel Valley, California” which covers the 14,000 square-foot area. The property consists of a large main house, many guest houses, helipad, riding arena, private lake and three-thousand-foot landing strip.
Mike Markkula Net Worth
Mike Markkula is a famous American entrepreneur who is a second CEO and angel investor of Apple Computer. Mike Markkula as being the CEO of Apple computers and investor has earned a net worth of $1.2 billion. Mike Markkula was the first strong investor in the Apple computers who has invested $250k for the Apple II computer. After the investment, he became the one third owner of the Apple Computers.
Mike Markkula Features
| Height | 5’7” |
