Angela Ahrendts in elementary school. They married in their 30s after a 17-year long-distance relationship. The couple have three children. When Ahrendts was working at Burberry, the family lived in a home on an plot west of London. Brought up a Methodist, she is still an active Christian. Angela Ahrendts Angela Jean Ahrendts, DBE (born June 7, 1960) is an American businesswoman and the senior vice president of retail at Apple Inc. She was the CEO of Burberry from 2006 to 2014. Ahrendts left Burberry to join Apple in 2014. Ahrendts was ranked 25th in Forbes' 2015 list of the most powerful
Angela Ahrendts advisory council until it was disbanded in 2016. Ahrendts was born and raised in New Palestine, Indiana, the third of six children. Her father, Richard Ahrendts, was a businessman, and her mother, Jean, was a homemaker. She attended New Palestine High School, where she was a varsity cheerleader. In 1982, she earned an undergraduate degree in Merchandising and Marketing from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Ahrendts moved to New York City to work in the fashion industry. After a series of positions including merchandising at bra maker Warnaco, Ahrendts joined Donna Karan International in 1989, working to develop the