Overview
- Apple confirmed Lisa Jackson will leave and that her organization will be split at the end of January, moving environment and social teams under the head of supply chain rather than reporting to Tim Cook.
- Government Affairs will be overseen by the legal office going forward as longtime General Counsel Kate Adams retires and Jennifer Newstead takes the role in March 2026.
- Newstead previously served as Meta’s chief legal officer and was the U.S. State Department’s Legal Adviser during the first Trump administration.
- The moves extend a broader leadership reshuffle at Apple that has already seen replacements in the COO and CFO roles this year.
- Reporting by the Wall Street Journal and others describes notable departures from Apple’s AI, hardware and design groups to Meta and OpenAI, while talk of CEO succession and other senior executives exploring options remains unconfirmed.