Katherine Adams

Senior VP & General Counsel, Apple

Search every verified Katherine Adams interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In May 2023, Adams was the distinguished speaker at the Duke Law convocation ceremony. She discussed her career path, noting that she joined Apple from Honeywell in 2017 and previously worked as a partner at Sidley Austin and as a law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Adams told graduates that "the opportunity to find purpose and meaning may be hiding in unexpected places" and that "you can find incredibly rewarding experiences in the most unlikely of places." She also reflected on her parents' example of generosity, stating that "my parents taught me that whatever you have to give — wherever you are in life — is enough."