Ann Bowers

Ann Schmeltz Bowers (born November 1937) was the first vice president of human resources at Apple Computer.

Education
Bowers received a B.A. in english and psychology from in 1959. She has an honorary Ph.D. from the.

Career
Bowers worked at Intel from January 1970 to 1976, where she became the first Director of Personnel. She married Intel co-founder and integrated circuit co-inventor on November 27, 1974.

Apple Computer
Bowers joined Apple Computer in February 1980 as employee #1111. When Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was looking for a mentor, Bowers introduced him to her husband.

After Apple
After her husband died in 1990, Bowers became the founding trustee of the Noyce Foundation and has since retired.

Articles

 * Inc.'s October 1981 Cover Story: Steve Jobs, the Man Who Changed Business Forever by Steve Ditlea, Inc. 1981-10.