Avie Tevanian

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Avadis Tevanian
Born
Avadis Tevanian

1961 (age 62–63)
NationalityAmerican-Armenian
EducationPhD, MS, BA
Alma materCarnegie Mellon University
University of Rochester
Employers
Known forComputer scientist and coarchitect of Mach kernel, NeXTSTEP, and macOS

Avadis "Avie" Tevanian (born 1961) is an American-Armenian

Mach operating system (also known as the Mach Kernel). He leveraged that work at NeXT Inc. as the foundation of the NeXTSTEP operating system. He was senior vice president of software engineering at Apple from 1997 to 2003, and then chief software technology officer from 2003 to 2006.[1] There, he redesigned NeXTSTEP to become macOS. Apple's macOS and iOS both incorporate the Mach Kernel, and iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS are all derived from iOS. He was a longtime friend of Steve Jobs.[2]

Early life

Tevanian is from

Mach operating system.[6]

Career

NeXT Inc.

He was Vice President of Software Engineering at NeXT Inc. and was responsible for managing NeXT's software engineering department. There, he designed the NeXTSTEP operating system, based upon his previous academic work on Mach.[6]

Apple Inc.

He was senior vice president of software engineering at Apple from 1997 to 2003, and then chief software technology officer from 2003 to 2006. There, he redesigned NeXTSTEP to become macOS, which became iOS.[1][6]

In United States v. Microsoft in 2001, he was a witness for the United States Department of Justice, testifying against Microsoft.[7]

Theranos and Dolby Labs

Tevanian left Apple on March 31, 2006, and joined the boards of both

managing director of Elevation Partners.[13] In July 2015, he cofounded NextEquity Partners and as of 2017 is serving as Managing Director.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b "Avie Tevanian Named Chief Software Technology Officer of Apple". University of Rochester. Archived from the original on February 1, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "Was Steve Jobs' genius also a fatal flaw?". BBC News. 8 March 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  3. ^ "Polishing Apple". Rochester Review V60 N2. University of Rochester. 1997. Archived from the original on May 2, 2007. Retrieved April 25, 2007.
  4. ^ Mezoian, Anthony (2006). "A Brief History of Portland's Armenian Settlement". Armenian Cultural Association of Maine History. Armenians of Maine. Archived from the original on October 3, 2008. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  5. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Mac Missiles! (Avadis Tevanian 1984)". YouTube. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  6. ^ a b c "Next Equity Bio". Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  7. Condé Nast Publications. Archived
    from the original on October 10, 2008. Retrieved October 5, 2008.
  8. ^ Saracevic, Alan (March 27, 2006). "Adios Avie". The Tech Chronicles. SFGate. Retrieved November 19, 2006.
  9. ^ "Avadis Tevanian Jr.: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  10. ISBN 9781524731656
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  11. ^ Fried, Ina (May 7, 2006). "Former Apple exec joins Tellme board". CNet. Retrieved November 19, 2006.
  12. ^ "Leadership Team". Tellme Networks, Inc. Archived from the original on November 14, 2006. Retrieved November 19, 2006.
  13. ^ Partners, Elevation (January 12, 2010). "Former Apple Software Chief Avie Tevanian Joins Elevation Partners as Managing Director". Elevation Partners (Press release). PR Wire. Archived from the original on January 15, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  14. ^ "Former Apple execs Fred Anderson, Avie Tevanian raise NeXT-themed venture capital fund". AppleInsider. Retrieved April 28, 2017.

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