Gil Amelio

Gilbert Frank "Gil" Amelio (1943-) is an American technologist and business executive who helped develop digital imaging sensors. He later served as CEO of Apple Computer, where he was ousted after Steve Jobs returned to the company in 1997.


You know, Gina, Apple [Computer Inc.] is like a ship. That ship is loaded with treasure, but there’s a hole in the ship. And my job is to get everyone to row in the same direction.

Scott Bradford is a writer and technologist who has been putting his opinions online since 1995. He believes in three inviolable human rights: life, liberty, and property. He is a Catholic Christian who worships the trinitarian God described in the Nicene Creed. Scott is a husband, nerd, pet lover, and AMC/Jeep enthusiast with a B.S. degree in public administration from George Mason University.