December 4, 2025
PRESS RELEASE
Apple pronounces government transitions
Jennifer Newstead to affix Apple as senior vice chairman, will change into normal counsel in March 2026
Kate Adams to retire late subsequent yr
Lisa Jackson to retire
CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple at this time introduced that Jennifer Newstead will change into Apple’s normal counsel on March 1, 2026, following a transition of duties from Kate Adams, who has served as Apple’s normal counsel since 2017. She is going to be a part of Apple as senior vice chairman in January, reporting to CEO Tim Prepare dinner and serving on Apple’s government staff.
As well as, Lisa Jackson, vice chairman for Surroundings, Coverage, and Social Initiatives, will retire in late January 2026. The Authorities Affairs group will transition to Adams, who will oversee the staff till her retirement late subsequent yr, after which it will likely be led by Newstead. Newstead’s title will change into senior vice chairman, Basic Counsel and Authorities Affairs, reflecting the combining of the 2 organizations. The Surroundings and Social Initiatives groups will report back to Apple chief working officer Sabih Khan.
“Kate has been an integral a part of the corporate for the higher a part of a decade, having offered important recommendation whereas at all times advocating on behalf of our clients’ proper to privateness and defending Apple’s proper to innovate,” stated Tim Prepare dinner, Apple’s CEO. “I’m extremely grateful to her for the management she has offered, for her outstanding willpower throughout a myriad of extremely complicated points, and above all, for her thoughtfulness, her deeply strategic thoughts, and her sound counsel.”
“I’m deeply appreciative of Lisa’s contributions. She has been instrumental in serving to us cut back our world greenhouse emissions by greater than 60 p.c in comparison with 2015 ranges,” stated Prepare dinner. “She has additionally been a important strategic accomplice in partaking governments world wide, advocating for the very best pursuits of our customers on a myriad of subjects, in addition to advancing our values, from schooling and accessibility to privateness and safety.”
“We couldn’t be extra happy to have Jennifer be a part of our staff,” stated Prepare dinner. “She brings a rare depth of expertise and talent to the function, and can advance Apple’s essential work everywhere in the world. We’re additionally happy that Jennifer will probably be overseeing each the Authorized and Authorities Affairs organizations, given the rising overlap between the work of each groups and her substantial background in worldwide affairs. I do know she will probably be a superb chief going ahead.”
“I’ve lengthy admired Apple’s deep concentrate on innovation and robust dedication to its values, its clients, and to creating the world a greater place,” stated Newstead. “I’m honored to affix the corporate and to guide a rare staff who’re devoted every day to doing what’s in the very best curiosity of Apple’s customers.”
“It has been one of many nice privileges of my life to be part of Apple, the place our work has at all times been about standing up for the values which can be the muse of this nice firm,” stated Adams. “I’m pleased with the nice our fantastic staff has accomplished over the previous eight years, and I’m crammed with gratitude for the prospect to have made a distinction. Jennifer is an distinctive expertise and I’m assured that I’m leaving the staff in the perfect arms, and I’m actually trying ahead to working extra carefully with the Authorities Affairs staff.”
“Apple is a outstanding firm and it has been a real honor to guide such essential work right here,” stated Jackson. “I’ve been fortunate to work with leaders who perceive that lowering our environmental influence isn’t just good for the atmosphere, however good for enterprise, and that we are able to do properly by doing good. And I’m extremely grateful to the groups I’ve had the privilege to guide at Apple, for the improvements they’ve helped create and encourage, and for the advocacy they’ve led on behalf of our customers with governments world wide. I’ve each confidence that Apple will proceed to have a profoundly optimistic influence on the planet and its folks.”
Newstead was most just lately chief authorized officer at Meta and beforehand served because the authorized adviser of the U.S. Division of State, the place she led the authorized staff liable for advising the Secretary of State on authorized points affecting the conduct of U.S. overseas relations. She held a variety of different positions in authorities earlier in her profession as properly, together with as normal counsel of the White Home Workplace of Administration and Funds, as a principal deputy assistant lawyer normal of the Workplace of Authorized Coverage on the Division of Justice, as affiliate White Home counsel, and as a regulation clerk to Justice Stephen Breyer of the U.S. Supreme Courtroom. She additionally spent a dozen years as accomplice at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, the place she suggested world firms on all kinds of points. Newstead holds an AB from Harvard College and a JD from Yale Regulation College.
About Apple
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