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John Giannandrea

Former Apple senior vice president for Machine Learning and AI Strategy, overseeing Core ML and Siri

John Giannandrea joined Apple in April 2018 and was named to the company's executive team that December as senior vice president of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Strategy. In that role Giannandrea oversaw AI and machine learning strategy across Apple's products and services and the development of Core ML and Siri, and the team also worked on developer tools such as Core ML and Create ML. Apple announced in December 2025 that Giannandrea was stepping down from the position, at a time when the team was responsible for Apple Foundation Models, Search and Knowledge, Machine Learning Research, and AI Infrastructure, and would serve as an advisor before retiring in the spring of 2026.12

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Apple

John Giannandrea joined Apple in April 2018, and in December 2018 Apple named Giannandrea to its executive team as senior vice president of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Strategy. Apple's announcement said Giannandrea oversaw the strategy for AI and machine learning across all Apple products and services and the development of Core ML and Siri technologies, with a focus on integrating machine learning into products while protecting user privacy.1

Giannandrea's team also worked on developer tools such as Core ML and Create ML, intended to make it easier to add machine learning to apps. By December 2025, Apple said, the team Giannandrea had built was responsible for Apple Foundation Models, Search and Knowledge, Machine Learning Research and AI Infrastructure.12

On 1 December 2025 Apple announced that Giannandrea was stepping down as senior vice president and would serve as an advisor to the company before retiring in the spring of 2026. The same announcement said Amar Subramanya had joined as vice president of AI reporting to Craig Federighi, and that the rest of Giannandrea's organization would move to Sabih Khan and Eddy Cue.2

Work and contributions

  • Core ML and Siri Proprietary product

    Apple's 2018 announcement says Giannandrea oversaw the development of Core ML and Siri technologies, and that the team helped improve the developer experience with tools including Core ML and Create ML.1

  • Apple Foundation Models Proprietary product

    Apple's December 2025 announcement credits Giannandrea with building the team that, at the time, was responsible for Apple Foundation Models, Search and Knowledge, Machine Learning Research, and AI Infrastructure.2

Timeline

  1. Joined Apple, according to Apple's December 2018 announcement.1
  2. Named to Apple's executive team as senior vice president of Machine Learning and AI Strategy.1
  3. Apple announced Giannandrea would step down and serve as an advisor before retiring in spring 2026.2

Documented roles

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  • Senior Vice President, Machine Learning and AI Strategy (2018–2025), Apple12

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References

2 sources · profile reviewed Oct 21, 2026 · data updated Oct 21, 2026

  1. John Giannandrea named to Apple's executive team (Apple Newsroom press release)Apple · Announcement · published Dec 20, 2018 · accessed Oct 21, 2026
  2. John Giannandrea to retire from Apple (Apple Newsroom press release)Apple · Announcement · published Dec 1, 2025 · accessed Oct 21, 2026