A High-Profile Departure from Apple's Vision Products Group
Paul Meade, a prominent Apple Vice President who led hardware engineering for the Vision Pro headset and the company's smart glasses efforts, is reportedly leaving the tech giant to join OpenAI's hardware unit. Meade is expected to begin his new role at OpenAI next week, where he will contribute to the development of their upcoming family of AI-powered devices. His departure marks a significant loss for Apple's Vision Products Group, where he had been instrumental in hardware engineering for seven years.
Before his leadership role in the Vision Products Group, Meade held key positions within Apple, including managing the iPad in 2010 and heading iPhone program management in 2012. He joined the Vision Products Group in 2017 and took over all hardware engineering for the Vision Pro in 2019. His responsibilities at Apple are expected to transition to Fletcher Rothkopf, his longtime deputy who is in charge of product design for the Vision Pro and smart glasses.