Apple's Lead Safari Designer Leaves for The Browser Company

Apple's design team has seen another high-profile departure. Marco Triverio, the lead designer behind Safari, has left Cupertino to join The Browser Company, the startup behind the Arc and Dia browsers.



The Browser Company CEO Josh Miller announced the hire on X, framing it as a major step in its push to redefine how people use the web. Triverio isn't the first Apple designer to make the jump. He reunites with Charlie Deets, another former Apple interface designer who worked on Safari, Home, and Privacy before moving to the startup last year. Miller noted that his team now includes the lead designers from "every Safari era" between 2020 and 2025.


This exit is part of a wider trend of senior talent leaving Apple for companies focused on AI and next-generation hardware. Just last month, Meta hired design executive Alan Dye to head up a new creative studio, a departure that followed reports of internal friction over Apple's software direction. The executive bench has seen other changes recently, with AI chief John Giannandrea stepping down and longtime COO Jeff Williams retiring. There are also reports that OpenAI, working with former design chief Jony Ive, has been aggressively recruiting Apple veterans for its new hardware project.

The Browser Company is trying to shift the browser away from a static list of tabs into something more proactive. Its upcoming product, Dia, relies heavily on AI to organize workflows and automate tasks. Miller was blunt about his recruitment strategy, stating he wants to assemble the "densest, most extraordinary team of AI interface" talent to stay ahead of competitors mimicking their work.

The timing is notable because the browser market is suddenly moving fast again. OpenAI recently released ChatGPT Atlas, a native Mac browser that builds its chatbot directly into the navigation experience. Other players are making similar moves, with Opera integrating Google's Gemini models and privacy-centric browsers like Kagi's Orion pushing for speed and zero telemetry. While Apple continues to iterate on Safari with its own intelligence features, losing the person leading its design is notable. It suggests the fight for talent in this space is becoming increasingly aggressive.

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