Carolyn R. Duran currently leads a global team of more than 375 technologists focused on product analysis and compliance engineering for Apple’s hardware products. Her scope includes product safety, wireless regulatory and compliance, environmental
technologies, electromagnetic compatibility and advanced materials characterization.
Prior to joining Apple, Duran spent 25 years at Intel Corporation holding leadership positions across the corporation including technology development,
memory and IO technologies and supply chain. Within those roles, she led advanced process and materials research; drove pathfinding, architecture, validation and standards development for DRAM memory and high-speed IO; and oversaw Intel’s
supply chain sustainability efforts including the company’s responsible minerals sourcing program.
Duran served as the 2022 President of the Materials Research Society and is an adjunct professor of materials science and engineering at Northwestern University. She received her bachelor’s degree in materials science and engineering from
Carnegie Mellon University and her PhD degree in the same field from Northwestern University. Carolyn was recently elected to the National Academy of Engineering in February 2024.