December 4, 2025
PRESS RELEASE
Apple declares government transitions
Jennifer Newstead to affix Apple as senior vice chairman, will turn into basic counsel in March 2026
Kate Adams to retire late subsequent yr
Lisa Jackson to retire
CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple at this time introduced that Jennifer Newstead will turn into Apple’s basic counsel on March 1, 2026, following a transition of duties from Kate Adams, who has served as Apple’s basic counsel since 2017. She’s going to be a part of Apple as senior vice chairman in January, reporting to CEO Tim Prepare dinner and serving on Apple’s government group.
As well as, Lisa Jackson, vice chairman for Surroundings, Coverage, and Social Initiatives, will retire in late January 2026. The Authorities Affairs group will transition to Adams, who will oversee the group till her retirement late subsequent yr, after which it will likely be led by Newstead. Newstead’s title will turn into senior vice chairman, Common Counsel and Authorities Affairs, reflecting the combining of the 2 organizations. The Surroundings and Social Initiatives groups will report back to Apple chief working officer Sabih Khan.
“Kate has been an integral a part of the corporate for the higher a part of a decade, having offered essential recommendation whereas all the time advocating on behalf of our clients’ proper to privateness and defending Apple’s proper to innovate,” stated Tim Prepare dinner, Apple’s CEO. “I’m extremely grateful to her for the management she has offered, for her outstanding willpower throughout a myriad of extremely complicated points, and above all, for her thoughtfulness, her deeply strategic thoughts, and her sound counsel.”
“I’m deeply appreciative of Lisa’s contributions. She has been instrumental in serving to us cut back our international greenhouse emissions by greater than 60 % in comparison with 2015 ranges,” stated Prepare dinner. “She has additionally been a essential strategic companion in partaking governments all over the world, advocating for one of the best pursuits of our customers on a myriad of subjects, in addition to advancing our values, from schooling and accessibility to privateness and safety.”
“We couldn’t be extra happy to have Jennifer be a part of our group,” stated Prepare dinner. “She brings a unprecedented depth of expertise and ability to the position, and can advance Apple’s vital work everywhere in the world. We’re additionally happy that Jennifer might be overseeing each the Authorized and Authorities Affairs organizations, given the rising overlap between the work of each groups and her substantial background in worldwide affairs. I do know she might be a wonderful chief going ahead.”
“I’ve lengthy admired Apple’s deep give attention to innovation and robust dedication to its values, its clients, and to creating the world a greater place,” stated Newstead. “I’m honored to affix the corporate and to guide a unprecedented group who’re devoted each day to doing what’s in one of the best curiosity of Apple’s customers.”
“It has been one of many nice privileges of my life to be part of Apple, the place our work has all the time been about standing up for the values which might be the muse of this nice firm,” stated Adams. “I’m pleased with the great our great group has carried out over the previous eight years, and I’m stuffed with gratitude for the possibility to have made a distinction. Jennifer is an distinctive expertise and I’m assured that I’m leaving the group in the easiest fingers, and I’m actually trying ahead to working extra carefully with the Authorities Affairs group.”
“Apple is a outstanding firm and it has been a real honor to guide such vital work right here,” stated Jackson. “I’ve been fortunate to work with leaders who perceive that decreasing our environmental influence isn’t just good for the setting, however good for enterprise, and that we will do effectively by doing good. And I’m extremely grateful to the groups I’ve had the privilege to guide at Apple, for the improvements they’ve helped create and encourage, and for the advocacy they’ve led on behalf of our customers with governments all over the world. I’ve each confidence that Apple will proceed to have a profoundly optimistic influence on the planet and its individuals.”
Newstead was most lately chief authorized officer at Meta and beforehand served because the authorized adviser of the U.S. Division of State, the place she led the authorized group answerable for advising the Secretary of State on authorized points affecting the conduct of U.S. international relations. She held a spread of different positions in authorities earlier in her profession as effectively, together with as basic counsel of the White Home Workplace of Administration and Funds, as a principal deputy assistant lawyer basic of the Workplace of Authorized Coverage on the Division of Justice, as affiliate White Home counsel, and as a legislation clerk to Justice Stephen Breyer of the U.S. Supreme Court docket. She additionally spent a dozen years as companion at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, the place she suggested international companies on all kinds of points. Newstead holds an AB from Harvard College and a JD from Yale Legislation Faculty.
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