PRESS RELEASE
March 19, 2003
Former Vice President Al Gore Joins Apple’s Board of Directors
CUPERTINO, California—March 19, 2003—Apple® today upgraded its Xserve™ 1U rackservers to deliver incredible price performance through today announced that AlbertGore Jr., the former Vice President of the United States, has joined theCompany’s Board of Directors. Mr. Gore was elected at Apple’s board meeting today.
“Al brings an incredible wealth of knowledge and wisdom to Apple from havinghelped run the largest organization in the world — the United Statesgovernment — as a Congressman, Senator and our 45th Vice President. Al isalso an avid Mac user and does his own video editing in Final Cut Pro,” saidSteve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “Al is going to be a terrific Director and we’reexcited and honored that he has chosen Apple as his first private sectorboard to serve on.”
“Steve and his team have done an incredible job in making Apple once againthe very best in the world,” said former Vice President Al Gore. “I havebeen particularly impressed with the new Mac OS X operating system and thecompany’s commitment to the open source movement. And I am especiallylooking forward to working with and learning from the great board memberswho have guided this legendary company’s inspiring resurgence.”
Mr. Gore was inaugurated as the 45th Vice President of the United States onJanuary 20, 1993. He was re-elected in 1996, and helped lead the U.S. intothe longest period of sustained economic growth in American history. Heserved for a total of eight years as President of the Senate, a member ofthe cabinet and the National Security Council, and as the leader of a widerange of Administration initiatives including environmental policy,technology, science, communications and government cost reduction.
As a member of the U.S. Congress 25 years ago, he popularized the term“Information Superhighway,” and was instrumental in fighting for federalfunds to assist in building what later became the Internet. He has remainedan active leader in technology—launching a public/private effort to wireevery classroom and library in America to the Internet.
Mr. Gore serves as a Senior Advisor to Google, Inc. He is also a visitingprofessor at the University of California Los Angeles, Fisk University andMiddle Tennessee State University.
Mr. Gore received his B.A. in Government with honors from Harvard Universityin 1969, and attended the Vanderbilt University School of Religion and theVanderbilt University School of Law.
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