Bill Campbell passed away on Monday at the age of 75 after losing his battle with cancer.
Here are a few things to know about Bill Campbell, as collected from The New York Times.
- He entered Silicon Valley in 1983 as the vice president of marketing for Apple Inc. (AAPL).
- Campbell also helped Google, which became Alphabet Inc (GOOG,GOOGL), founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin as an adviser, but insisted on not being paid.
- He also worked with Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) CEO Jeff Bezos during his time in Silicon Valley.
- Many in the tech field referred to him as “Coach,” which comes from his time as a coach at Columbia University.
- Campbell also acted as CEO of Go Corporation, a company he helped found, and Intuit Inc. (INTU) during his career.
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Bill Campbell remained a vital person to Apple throughout the years. The company has announced that it will be delaying its Q2 earnings report for his memorial service next week.
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