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10 Apple product leaders
These ten people hold or have held director, head of product and vice president roles in product management at Apple, across Apple AI and Siri, Safari and Messages, the App Store, Apple Ads, enterprise AI platforms and Claris. A reader can learn how Apple organizes product management for its software, services and AI features.
Professionals to explore
01—10Christen Duong
LinkedInExperience: Director of Product Management & Marketing, Apple AI · Apple
Director of Product Management & Marketing, Apple AI at Apple since June 2026, at director level. Christen Duong was previously Director of Product Management at Google (2023–2026), Group Product Manager at Google (2021–2023), Product Manager at Google (2016–2021) and Head of Social & Curation Products at Flipboard (2013–2016).
Giuliano Iacobelli
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Product Management · Claris, an Apple company
Vice President of Product Management at Claris, an Apple company, since October 2024, and at Claris also Head of Product Management (2022–2024) and Director of Product Management (2019–2022). The profile says Giuliano Iacobelli founded Stamplay and sold it to Apple, and is focused on low-code tools at Claris.
Jill Wilson
LinkedInExperience: Director, Consumer Product, Worldwide App Store · Apple
Director, Consumer Product, Worldwide App Store at Apple since March 2025, in Cupertino, leading the worldwide product organization that oversees the App Store, Apple Arcade and Game Center across Apple platforms. Jill Wilson was previously Founder & CEO at Superkind (2019–2024) and SVP, Game Development at Jam City (2010–2018).
Lilian Rincon
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of PM for AI · Apple
Vice President of PM for AI at Apple since January 2026, leading product marketing and management for Apple's AI experiences worldwide, according to the profile. Lilian Rincon was also Vice President of Product Management at Google (2024–2026), Senior Director of Product Management at Google (2019–2024) and Director of Product Management at Google (2017–2019).
Minni Shahi
LinkedInExperience: Head of Product Management, Search, AI ML · Apple
Former Head of Product Management, Search, AI ML at Apple (2020–2022), leading a team of 15+ product managers building search features for products including Siri, Safari, Spotlight, Messages and Lookup, and former Head of Product Management, Siri International (2019–2022). Minni Shahi has been Vice President of Product Management at Workday since 2026.
Rocky Jagir
LinkedInExperience: Head of Product Management, AI ML and Data Platforms · Apple
Head of Product Management, AI ML and Data Platforms at Apple since August 2023, in Cupertino, leading a team that creates generative AI/ML products for enterprise such as search, knowledge discovery, agents and content creation. Rocky Jagir was also Head of Product Management, Cloud Technologies at Apple (2021–2023) and Product Leader, Compute Engine, Google Cloud at Google (2018–2021).
Ronak Shah
LinkedInExperience: Director of Product Management · Apple
Director of Product Management at Apple since January 2022; the profile says Ronak Shah leads the Internet Technologies Product Management team, responsible for Safari, Messages, FaceTime, AirDrop, Satellite Connectivity, Passwords and Mail. Other Apple roles include Head of Product (2019–2021) and Senior Product Line Manager (2011–2019).
Sanjay Mathur
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director - Product Management, Data Insights & Business Operations, Ads · Apple
Senior Director - Product Management, Data Insights & Business Operations, Ads at Apple since April 2024; the profile says Sanjay Mathur leads product management, data insights and business operations for Apple Ads, whose teams build advertising products and marketplace systems. Other Apple roles include Director - Product & Insights, Ad Platforms (2019–2023).
Stephen Garcia
LinkedInExperience: Head of Product & Program, Assistant Devices · Apple
Former Head of Product & Program, Assistant Devices at Apple (2022–2024), in Seattle, leading a team of PMs and EPMs responsible for Siri and intelligence features, and former Head of Product & Program, Siri in the Home (2020–2022). Other roles include Director of Product Management at Meta (2024–2026).
Steven Duplinsky
LinkedInExperience: Director, AIML End User Products · Apple
Director, AIML End User Products at Apple since March 2022, leading AI/ML product managers, program managers and user researchers responsible for products such as Apple Intelligence, Search, Assistant, Photo/Visual Intelligence and Translation. Other Apple roles include Director, Head of Product for Siri Assistant (2020–2022) and Head of Product for Apple Search, Knowledge, & Operations (2013–2020).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person to the product area behind your question, since AI and Siri, consumer apps, the App Store and advertising products are run by different teams. Check each person's dates, especially for anyone who has left Apple, before asking how product decisions are made there today.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does Apple decide which features ship in a given release, and who has the final say?
- 02How do Apple product managers work with engineering and design when privacy limits what data a feature can use?
- 03What does Apple expect a product manager to own from first concept through launch and after?
About this directory
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