He served as Apple's senior vice president of hardware engineering, reporting to CEO Tim Cook, until 2021.
Riccio holds a Doctor of Humanities honoris causa from the University of Massachusetts Medical School and a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Since joining Apple, Riccio has been a key contributor to most of the company's hardware, including all iPad products.
[5] On January 26, 2021, Apple announced that Riccio would transition to a new role focusing on a new project and reporting to CEO Tim Cook.
[6] On January 25, 2021, he was succeeded by John Ternus as SVP of hardware engineering, and has transitioned to an unnamed role at Apple working on a new project,[7] rumored to be an augmented reality and virtual reality headset,[8] later becoming the Apple Vision Pro.