Arthur D. Levinson (born March 31, 1950)
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Arthur D. Levinson (born March 31, 1950) is an American businessman and is the current CEO of Calico (an Alphabet Inc. venture) and chairman of Apple Inc. (2011 to present). He is the former chief executive officer (1995 to 2009)
NGM Biopharmaceuticals (2009-2014), and Amyris Biotechnologies (2009-2014)
Levinson was inducted into the Biotech Hall of Fame at the 2003 Biotech Meeting of CEOs. BusinessWeek named Levinson one of the “Best Managers of the Year” in 2004 and 2005, and Institutional Investor named him “America’s Best CEO” in the biotech category four years in a row (2004–2007). Levinson served on the Board of Directors of Google from 2004 to 2009
In 2008 Levinson was elected as a Fellow to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Glassdoor rated him as the “nicest” CEO of 2008 with a 93% approval rating.
Levinson served on the Board of Directors of Google from 2004 to 2009
On November 15, 2011, Levinson was named chairman of the board for Apple Inc., replacing Steve Jobs.