John Giannandrea

John Giannandrea
Giannandrea in 2017
Born1964 or 1965 (age 60–61)
Bridge of Allan, Scotland, United Kingdom[1]

John Giannandrea is a British software engineer and technology executive. He co-founded Metaweb and previously served in senior engineering roles at Tellme Networks, Netscape, and General Magic. Giannandrea joined Google in 2010 and later became the company’s chief of search and artificial intelligence.

In 2018, Giannandrea moved to Apple Inc, where he was appointed senior vice president of machine learning and AI strategy. He remained in that role until his departure was announced in late 2025, with retirement effective in early 2026.

Career

Giannandrea co-founded Metaweb,[2] led Google Search[3] and artificial intelligence,[1] was co-founder and CTO of the speech recognition company Tellme Networks, chief technologist of the web browser group at Netscape, and senior engineer at General Magic.[4] He subsequently worked at Google, rising to become their chief of search and artificial intelligence.[5]

In 2018, Giannandrea left Google to join Apple Inc.[6][7][5] He was appointed as senior vice president of machine learning and artificial intelligence strategy at Apple, one of 16 executives reporting directly to CEO Tim Cook.[8] The department was rumored to have the most involvement with the later cancelled Apple electric car project.[9] In March 2025, Giannandrea was reportedly ousted as the head of Siri development.[10][11] In December 2025, Apple announced that Giannandrea would retire from the company effective early 2026.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "Meet Google's artificial intelligence chief". Fortune. Archived from the original on 2018-10-31. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  2. ^ Markoff, John (2007-03-09). "Start-Up Aims for Database to Automate Web Searching (Published 2007)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  3. ^ "How a Big Promotion at Google Reveals the Future of Search". Time. Archived from the original on 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  4. ^ "Apple Leadership - John Giannandrea". Apple. Archived from the original on 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
  5. ^ a b "Apple Hires Google's A.I. Chief". The New York Times. 2018-04-03. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2018-04-13. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  6. ^ "Apple just landed the most sought-after free agent in Silicon Valley — and he'll report directly to Tim Cook". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 2018-04-15. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  7. ^ "Apple hires Google's former AI boss to help improve Siri". The Verge. Archived from the original on 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  8. ^ "John Giannandrea named to Apple's executive team". Apple Newsroom. Archived from the original on 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  9. ^ "Google's former AI chief is now an Apple VP". Engadget. Archived from the original on 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  10. ^ "Apple shakes up AI executive ranks in bid to turn around Siri, Bloomberg News reports". Reuters. 2025-03-20.
  11. ^ Disotto, John-Anthony (2025-03-20). "Siri's chances to beat ChatGPT just got a whole lot better". TechRadar.
  12. ^ "John Giannandrea to Retire from Apple". Apple Newsroom. December 1, 2025. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
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