A rthur D. "Art" Levinson is a distinguished American scientist and business executive with deep roots in both the biotechnology and technology industries. He is the current chairman of Apple Inc., having taken on the role after the death of Steve Jobs in 2011. He is also the founder and CEO of Calico Life Sciences, an Alphabet-backed research and development company with the ambitious goal of combating aging and age-related diseases.

Levinson's primary business success came from his long tenure at Genentech, a pioneering biotechnology company. He joined as a research scientist in 1980 and rose through the ranks to become CEO in 1995 and chairman in 1999. He led Genentech through a period of tremendous growth, overseeing the development of blockbuster cancer drugs. His wealth comes from a combination of his successful leadership at Genentech and his long and fruitful board memberships at both Apple and Google (now Alphabet), where he was an early and influential director. His career is a unique and powerful blend of cutting-edge science and top-tier corporate governance.