ADDING TO THE LONG LIST OF SUCCESSFUL
OR FAMOUS CUBANS IN THE USA ,HERE IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF WHAT AMERICA IS MADE OF.
Eddy Cue
Senior Vice President,
Internet Software and Services
Eddy Cue is Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services, reporting to CEO Tim Cook.
The son of a Cuban mother and a Spanish father,
Eddy oversees Apple’s industry-leading content stores including the iTunes Store and Apple Music, as well as Apple Pay, Maps, Search Ads, Apple’s innovative iCloud services, and Apple’s productivity and creativity apps. Eddy also leads the newly created team responsible for developing all aspects of Apple’s worldwide video programming. Eddy’s team has an excellent track record of building and strengthening online services to meet and exceed the high expectations of Apple’s customers.
He joined Apple in 1989 and leads a large organization of amazing people. Eddy was instrumental in creating the Apple online store in 1998, the iTunes Store in 2003 and the App Store in 2008. He also played a key role in developing Apple’s award-winning iLife suite of applications.
In his early years at Apple, he was a successful manager of software engineering and customer support teams.
Eddy was recognized by renowned cancer research center City of Hope with their 2014 Spirit of Life Award, honoring an individual whose work has fundamentally impacted the music, film and entertainment industry.
Eddy earned a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Economics from Duke University.Personal life
The son of a Cuban mother and a Spanish father, Cue resides with his wife Paula (met at Duke University[15]) in Los Altos, California, and tries hard to maintain a low profile.[16][10] Cue is an avid fan of rock music, with Bruce Springsteen as one of his favorite artists.[10] Cue was recognized by cancer research center City of Hope with their 2014 Spirit of Life Award, honoring an individual whose work has fundamentally impacted the music, film and entertainment industry.[17]
Duke University
Cue earned bachelor's degrees in computer science and economics at Duke University.[18][19][20] Cue is an avid Duke basketball fan, and both of his sons Adam and Spencer studied Computer Science at Duke University as well.[5] Cue's recent involvement with Duke has included encouraging undergraduate women to study computer science and electrical engineering as part of the Duke Technology (DTech) Scholar program launched in 2016.[21] Additionally, Cue joined Duke Men's Basketball Coach Mike Krzysweski in founding Power Forward, a mobile video network which targets the B2B market offering subscriptions to video content and case studies aimed to help corporations foster leadership and build teams.[22]
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