Peter Oppenheimer
Peter Oppenheimer | |
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| Born | January 14, 1963 |
| Occupation | Business executive |
| Years active | 1996–2014 (Apple), 2014–present (Goldman Sachs board) |
| Known for | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Apple Inc. |
Peter Oppenheimer (born January 14, 1963) previously held the position of senior vice president and Chief Financial Officer at Apple Inc.. Since 2014, he has been a member of the board of directors at Goldman Sachs.
During his 18-year tenure at Apple, Oppenheimer reported directly to CEO Tim Cook and was a part of the executive committee. In his role as CFO, he oversaw critical areas such as controller operations, treasury, investor relations, taxation, information systems, internal auditing, facilities management, corporate development, and human resources. He stepped down from his role at Apple in 2014.
Education
Oppenheimer received a BA degree in Agricultural Business from California Polytechnic State University in 1985. He also earned an MBA with honors from Santa Clara University. In 2015, he and his wife Mary Beth contributed $20 million to Cal Poly, marking the largest donation in the institution’s history.
Career
Prior to joining Apple, Oppenheimer spent six years at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he managed financial systems projects across various industries including insurance, telecommunications, transportation, and banking. Following that, he was CFO of the Claims Services Division at Automatic Data Processing (ADP).
He began his career at Apple in 1996 as controller for the Americas. In 1997, he was promoted to vice president and Worldwide Sales controller before advancing to corporate controller. On March 3, 2014, Oppenheimer was named an independent director on Goldman Sachs’ Board of Directors. Later that year, he retired from Apple and was succeeded by Luca Maestri.