From Moradabad to the Apple Centre: Sabih Khan's ascent as COO Is a Heartwarming Tale of Cross-Global Learning and Perseverance

It was an outstanding leadership recruitment when Apple Inc. named Sabih Khan as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO) — a testimony to his incredible odyssey, from a Uttar Pradesh village town to the control centre of one of the globe's most powerful tech firms.

 

Khan's own biography is that of technical competence paired with worldwide aspiration. He has dual undergraduate degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Economics from Tufts University and a Master's in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). Such intellectual foundations have been a launching pad for almost a three-decade-long residence at Apple, where he has been instrumental in overseeing the company's enormous global operations and supply chain.

 

Born in 1966 in Moradabad, Khan was packed off as a child to Singapore when he was still in school. Early exposure to international systems and cultures could well have given him a problem-solving and innovative thinking model — traits that would characterize his professional life at Apple. Prior to joining the company in 1995, Khan worked as an applications development engineer at GE Plastics, where he had hands-on experience in using engineering to devise practical solutions to real problems. 

 

Khan rose through the ranks at Apple and was promoted to Senior Vice President of Operations in 2019 to be part of the executive leadership team of the tech giant. His hand is on all facets of Apple's very intricate, diversified worldwide supply chain — a tightrope act balancing logistics, sustainability, and innovation. Khan will now oversee Apple's entire operations ecosystem as COO, allowing the company to continue to grow into new products, services, and geographies.

 

His Tufts degree, which ranks among America's top 50 national universities, and his graduate degree at RPI, one of the world's highest-ranked engineering schools, have been key to his achievements. But also key is Khan's quiet effectiveness as a leader. It's something co-workers say will be absolutely critical as Apple moves into the next generation of technology revolution.

 

In Sabih Khan's professional trajectory, we hear more than corporate advancement. We hear education, global experience, and continuing education, and what they can do for a person, taking him from an Indian classroom to Apple's boardroom.