Former Senior Sourcing Manager at Apple

The expert is a former sourcing manager at Apple, who served as the central data point for high-value chip pricing negotiations. For each flagship processor, such as the M-series, the expert set target costs, provided Apple’s negotiators with detailed cost structure intelligence from foundries like TSMC, and advised on strategic concessions when talks reached an impasse. Their scope spanned the entire silicon supply chain—including front-end wafer fabrication, back-end assembly, advanced packaging, and substrate sourcing.