Lisa Brennan-Jobs
Lisa Brennan-Jobs | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 17, 1978 |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Harvard University |
| Relatives | Steve Jobs (father) Chris-Ann Brennan (mother) Mona Simpson (aunt) Laurene Powell Jobs (stepmother) |
Lisa Nicole Brennan-Jobs (born May 17, 1978)[1] is an American journalist and magazine writer. She is the daughter of Apple founder Steve Jobs and Chris-Ann Brennan.[2][3]
Early life
Brennan-Jobs was born in 1978 to 23-year-old Chris-Ann Brennan, a Bay Area painter, and Steve Jobs, Apple Inc. founder, who had dated on and off since high school. She was born just as Apple Computer, the company her father founded, began to experience significant growth. The Apple Lisa computer, invented the year she was born, was named after her, though initially when Jobs declined paternity, he and Apple claimed that the name was an acronym for "Local Integrated Software Architecture".[4] Years later, Jobs admitted, "Obviously, it was named for my daughter."[5]
Steve Jobs initially refused to acknowledge paternity, swearing in court documents that he could not be Lisa's father because he was "sterile and infertile, and as a result thereof, did not have the physical capacity to procreate a child."[2] Eventually Jobs acknowledged paternity. Brennan-Jobs later reconnected with her father; she lived with him for a few years in her teens, and he paid for her to go to Harvard University, where she cultivated her interest in writing.[4] Brennan-Jobs has three younger half-siblings. [2]
Education and career
Brennan-Jobs graduated from Harvard University in 2000[2] and then moved to Europe.
She is a writer and has been published in The Southwest Review, The Massachusetts Review, Harvard Crimson,[6] The Harvard Advocate, Spiked, Vogue and O, The Oprah Magazine.
Works
- "Tuscan Holiday." Originally published in Vogue, February, 2008.
- "Confessions of a Lapsed Vegetarian." Originally published in Southwest Review, 2008.
- "I Can't Believe She Did That!." Originally published in O, The Oprah Magazine, August 2006.
- "Waterloo." Originally published in Massachusetts Review, Spring 2006.
- "From Britain, Food for Thought." Originally published in Los Angeles Times, September 15, 2005.
- "Driving Jane." Originally published in The Harvard Advocate, Spring 1999.
References
- ^ Young, Jeffrey S. (2005). iCon: Steve Jobs, The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business. Wiley. p. 58. ISBN 0471720836.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d Elkind, Peter (March 5, 2008). "Steve Jobs (pg 2)". CNN. p. 2. Archived from the original on February 18, 2010. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
- ^ "Extracts from Bloomberg's premature Steve Jobs obituary". The Telegraph. August 28, 2008. Archived from the original on February 18, 2010. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
- ^ a b Bullock, Diane (August 31, 2010). "The Kids of Business Icons: Lisa Brennan-Jobs". Minyanville. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
- ^ Isaacson, Walter (2011). Steve Jobs. Simon & Schuster. p. 93. ISBN 1451648537.
- ^ "Lisa N. Brennan-jobs - Writer Profile". Harvard Crimson. Retrieved February 18, 2010.