Mike Markkula



Armas Clifford "Mike" Markkula Jr. (born February 11, 1942) is an American engineer and businessman who was an angel investor of Apple Computer.

History
Markkula was already a wealthy retiree from Intel in 1977, when he invested $250,000 in Apple to help fund the Apple II computer. In exchange, he received a 1/3 stake in the new company. As the third official employee after Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, Markkula managed the growing company and developed its business plan. He became the first Chairman of Apple's Board of Directors and resumed the role upon the ouster of then-CEO John Sculley in 1993 and remained until Steve Jobs returned to the board in 1997. He then retired again after 20 years at Apple.

Articles

 * An 'Unknown' Co-Founder Leaves After 20 Years of Glory and Turmoil by John Markoff at The New York Times (1997-09-01)
 * Apple Computer Inc. Preliminary Confidential Offering Memorandum by Mike Markkula at the Computer History Museum (1978, archived 2013-08-22)