Sabih Khan

Chief Operating Officer Apple

Last Reviewed: October 1, 2026

Executive Summary

Sabih Khan has been Apple’s Chief Operating Officer since July 2025, responsible for how Apple’s products get made, shipped and serviced. He leads the global supply chain, covering planning, procurement, manufacturing, logistics and fulfilment, as well as AppleCare, accessibility, AI data operations and Apple’s environmental and social initiatives. He has been at Apple since 1995 and rose through its operations organisation to the COO role.

Career Highlights

• Chief Operating Officer of Apple since July 2025.
• Senior Vice President, Operations before that.
• Vice President, Product Operations earlier in his Apple career.
• Joined Apple in August 1995 from GE Plastics.

Professional Journey

Khan earned bachelor’s degrees in economics and mechanical engineering at Tufts University and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He worked at GE Plastics before joining Apple in August 1995.

At Apple he held operations roles including Vice President, Product Operations and then Senior Vice President, Operations. In July 2025 he became Chief Operating Officer. Apple’s proxy describes the role as overseeing the company’s entire worldwide operations, its supply chain innovation programmes that protect and educate workers at supplier facilities, its environmental and social initiatives, accessibility and AI data operations, and AppleCare customer service and support.

Since September 2026 he has reported to chief executive John Ternus.

Education

Tufts University

Bachelor’s degrees, Economics and Mechanical Engineering

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Master’s degree, Mechanical Engineering