On May 17, Tim Cook will be giving the commencement address to the 2015 graduating class of George Washington University. He will also be awarded a honorary doctorate of public service.
It will be the Apple CEO’s second time giving such a speech after addressing his alma mater Auburn University in 2010.
GW students suggested Cook during the speaker nomination process, and at that point the university reached out to Apple.
“I am delighted that Tim Cook has accepted our invitation to give this year’s commencement address on the National Mall,” George Washington President Steven Knapp said. “I know our graduating students will be inspired and enlightened by his reflections on the lessons he has garnered from his distinguished career as a highly effective leader at the forefront of technological innovation.”
No word yet on whether a video of Cook’s speech will be made available online afterwards, but we’re betting it will. Steve Jobs’ commencement speech at Stanford is still one of the most popular talks he ever gave.
For the announcement, GW made a cute little video to like an Apple ad. Unfortunately we can’t embed it here, but you can watch it here.
And our #GWCommencement #GWSpeaker2015 is #Apple CEO @tim_cook! Learn more about him at https://t.co/7cx1nCil9O pic.twitter.com/xyPyXtehA9
— Peter Konwerski (@GWPeterK) February 26, 2015
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One response to “Tim Cook to give 2015 commencement address at George Washington University”
That should send them all to sleep. Cook is the most boring public speaker on the planet. They should buy Tesla and put Elon Musk in as the new Apple CEO. Bump Cook up to some board room position where he’s out of the way.