Steve Jobs was an entrepreneur, marketer, and inventor. He was the co-founder, CEO and chairman of Apple. He is also known for being the co-founder and CEO of Pixar Animations Studios. This essay will include the biography of Steve Jobs, his successes and failures, and his leadership styles. Steven Paul Jobs was born on February 24, 1955, in San Francisco, California, to Abdul Faatah Jandali and Joanne Schieble, an unmarried couple who gave Jobs up for adoption. . He was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs and grew up in Mountain View, California. Jobs had an adopted sister, Patty. Jobs' fascination with electronics came from his father, who was a mechanic and carpenter and who taught Jobs how to take apart and rebuild things in their garage. At the age of thirteen, Jobs got his first job at the HP factory. In high school, Jobs was introduced to Steve Wozniak through a mutual friend, both sharing their love of electronics, Bob Dylan and pranks. After high school, Jobs attended Reeds College in Portland, Oregon, but dropped out of the program after one semester. Jobs instead took creative classes such as calligraphy, which Jobs said was what the Mac was all about. “If I had never taken that one calligraphy class in college, the Mac would never have had multiple fonts or proportionally spaced fonts.” He never completed his studies. After returning from college, Jobs got a job as a technician at Atari, a video game manufacturer, because his friend Steve Wozniak created his own version of a classic video game and gave it to Jobs. then brought it to Atari. With the money earned at Atari, Jobs took a trip to India with his college friend to seek enlightenment. Jobs found his biological mother and learned that ... middle of paper ..... She is a caring person. But he was a good leader because he achieved such success and is well respected. All the products and money Apple received before Steve Jobs' death were due to his passion for electronics. this can be seen with the awards he has received. He was such a great leader and well respected and this can be seen when after his death, Apple's website had a black and white photo of him with the date of birth and death for two weeks. When you clicked on his photo, it led to his obituary which read: Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an incredible human being. Those of us who were lucky enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor. Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple.