American businessman and co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc., Steve Jobs is one of the most remarkable innovators in Science and Technology today. He previously served as the CEO of Pixar Animation Studios and frequently makes it in most rosters of the rich and famous.

Steve Jobs was born February 24, 1955 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He graduated from Homestead High School in Cupertino, California in 1972 and entered in Reed College in Portland, Oregon. Jobs took up philosophy and foreign cultures in college.

During his years at Atari, which was the leading producer of video games at that time, he became friends with fellow designer Steve Wozniak and attended Homebrew Computer Club meetings. Eventually the two created one of the first successful PCs. Yet after losing a power struggle with the board of directors in 1985, Jobs quit from Apple and set up NeXT, a computer platform development company focusing in higher education and business markets.

In 1986, Steve Jobs obtained the computer graphics division of Lucasfilm Ltd. The division later became Pixar Animation Studios. He stayed as CEO and majority shareholder until it was acquired by the Walt Disney Company in 2006. At present, Jobs is part of Walt Disney Company’s Board of Directors. In a twist of fate, NeXT’s subsequent 1997 takeover by Apple Computer Inc. brought Jobs back to the company. He has since served as its Chief Executive Officer since then.

Jobs’ background in business has added greatly to the myths of the distinctive, individualistic Silicon Valley businessman, stressing the significance of design and the critical role of aesthetic appeal. Steve Jobs’ work focuses on the development of products that are both stylish and practical such as the minimalist style of iPod.

Steve Jobs was listed as Fortune Magazine’s Most Powerful Businessman of 2007.