Biographical Chart: Steve Jobs

Element Answer
Full Name - Steven Paul Jobs.

Lifespan - February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011.

- Died at age 56.

Early Family Background & Created Family
Structure
- He was born and raised in California.
- Born in San Fransisco, he later
moved to a suburban town called
Mountain View and was primarily
raised there.
- Birth parents are recognized as
Abdulfattah Jandali and Joanne Schieble.
- He was quickly put up for adoption
and taken in by Paul and Clara Jobs.
- In 1957, Paul and Clara adopted Steve’s
birth sister Patricia.
- At age 18, he is introduced to Steve
Wozniak from the HP Company, who he
would later open Apple Inc. with.
- He attended Reed College in Portland,
Oregon, and dropped out the same year.
- In 1974, he dropped everything and went
on a trip to India in order to seek
enlightenment.
- For a long time, he denied that he had a
daughter.

Personality Characteristics & Areas of - At a young age, he was very interested in

Aptitude, Talent, and Interest electronics.
- He illegally sold a type of electronic similar
to phones that allowed people to make
phone calls for free.
- He had always been a “loner” and had a lot
of difficulties making friends.
- He found it much easier to make
friends with engineers around his
neighborhood because he shared an
interest in engineering.
- He generally just didn’t enjoy school and
thought it was “boring”

Major Career/Professional Events &
Accomplishments
Personal life Themes/Beliefs
Awards & Recognition
- He got suspended a few times and
often refused authority.
- He was very persuasive and engaging
when in conversation.
- His first real job involved making video
games.
- At the age of 13, he got a summer
job at the HP Printing Company.
- He and Steve Wozniak co-founded Apple
Inc. in 1976, selling their first computer.
- 1996: Apple buys ​Next ​and ​Pixar
Animations ​for $10 million from George
Lucas.
- 2001: launches iPod.
- 2005: Jobs gives Stanford Commencement
Speech.
- 2006: Apple Inc. sells ​Pixar Animations ​to
The Walt Disney Co. ​for $7.4 billion.
- This earned Jobs a seat on ​The​ ​Walt
Disney Co. ​board.
- 2007: first touch screen iPhone.
- 2011: Apple becomes second-largest
company in the US.
- 2011: Jobs resigns as CEO of Apple Inc.
- Invented portable music players
- Always had a knack and obsession with
creating a more modern and easier life for
those who work at home.
- Strongly advocated for LSD and Marijuana
use.
- As a result of his travels in India, he
studied Zen Buddhism.
- Because of his father’s influence, he had a
strong passion for mechanics.
- He was a natural food lover and had a
passion for cuisine.
- He was very stubborn and erratic.
- 1985: National Medal of Technology and
Innovation.
- 1987: Samuel S. Beard Award
- 1987: Jefferson Award for Public Service
- 1989: Jobs is named “Entrepreneur of the
 Decade” by Inc. Magazine.
- 2002: PGA Vanguard Award
- 2007: Jobs is named “the most powerful
person in business” by ​Fortune Magazine​.
- 2007: Jobs is inducted into the ​California
Hall of Fame.​
- 2011: Bravo Otto Award for Social Media
Star
- 2012: Grammy Trustees Award
- Recognized for the Age of Animation and
launching both the Personal Computer
Revolution and the Smart Phone
Revolution.

Death & Aftermath - Died October 5, 2011, Palo Alto, CA.

- Died from battle with Pancreatic
Cancer.
- 2004: announces that he had been
diagnosed with a rare form of pancreatic
cancer.
- 2009: he takes a 6-month leave.
- 2011: takes second medical leave.
- He never attributed his illness to his
resignation
- He didn’t mention his illness in his
letter of resignation.
- During his time on medical leave, Jobs
received a liver transplant.
- January of 2011 was his final medical
leave, but he came back for a few last Apple
Inc. announcements.
- After hearing about Jobs’ deteriorating
health, multiple major business owners
attempted to buy off Apple.
- They were all rejected.
- Apple still runs smoothly and successfully
to this day, making major strides, just as if
Jobs is still with them.
- Apple is currently owned by Vanguard
Group and BlackRock, Inc. with no specific
shareholders by name.
 Selected Quotations (2)
“My favorite things in life don't cost any “Things don’t have to change the world to be
money. It's really clear that the most important.”
precious resource we all have is time.”