Apple CEO Tim Cook to Deliver MIT's 2017 Commencement Address

Apple CEO Tim Cook will deliver MIT's 2017 Commencement address on Friday, June 9th.

“Apple stands at the intersection of liberal arts and technology, and we’re proud to have many outstanding MIT graduates on our team,” Cook says. “We believe deeply that technology can be a powerful force for good, and I’m looking forward to speaking to the Class of 2017 as they look ahead to making their own mark on the world.”

“Mr. Cook’s brilliance as a business leader, his genuineness as a human being, and his passion for issues that matter to our community make his voice one that I know will resonate deeply with our graduates,” MIT President L. Rafael Reif says. “I am delighted that he will join us for Commencement and eagerly await his charge to the Class of 2017.”


Cook earned a BS in industrial engineering from Auburn University in 1982, and an MBA from Duke University in 1988.

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