Biography
What are John Ternus's hobbies?
Newsrooms describe John Ternus as a cycling and car-racing enthusiast. The Wall Street Journal has written about track days in a Porsche at Laguna Seca. Bloomberg has described off-road rally trips with colleagues. In college he swam for Penn.
Short answer. Reporting describes John Ternus as a cyclist and amateur car racer (Porsche track days, off-road rally). In college he was a Penn swimmer. Apple's official bio does not list hobbies.
Car racing
Reported The *Wall Street Journal*, in its April 2026 incoming-CEO profile, described Ternus racing a **Porsche** at **WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca** in California and said he "clocks laps in under 1:40," calling that solid for an amateur. Reported *Bloomberg* has described **off-road rally** driving, including trips with colleagues to **Washington** state. Wikipedia's personal-life section cites those hobby lines.The Financial Times September 2026 profile, via Corning CEO Wendell Weeks, treated racing as a hint of a more competitive streak under a calm public manner. That is a colleague's color, not an Apple press line.
Apple's leadership biography does not mention cars. Treat racing as journalism about a private pastime, not as a corporate strategy metaphor unless you are clearly labeling it as such.
Cycling
The same Bloomberg / Wikipedia cluster describes him as a cycling enthusiast. There is no public race result list on this site. It is a reported hobby, not a professional cycling career.
Swimming (college, not a current "hobby" claim)
This one is on the university record. At the University of Pennsylvania he competed on the men's swimming team. The Daily Pennsylvanian (1994) reported freshman dual-meet wins in the 50 freestyle and 200 individual medley. Later profiles call him an all-time letter winner.
That is sport, documented, from the 1990s. It is not evidence of a present-day training log. See education.
What this is not
- A psychological profile ("racing means he takes risks as CEO")
- An Apple product story
- A claim that Apple sponsors his track days
For family privacy, see wife and children. For how journalists describe his temperament at work, see leadership.
Frequently asked questions
What are John Ternus's hobbies?
Journalists describe cycling and car racing, including Porsche track days at Laguna Seca and off-road rally driving. He also swam competitively at the University of Pennsylvania.
Does John Ternus race cars?
The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg have reported that he does, as an amateur. Apple's official biography does not mention it.
Did John Ternus swim at Penn?
Yes. University records cited by the Daily Pennsylvanian and PhillyVoice describe him as a men's varsity swimmer and all-time letter winner.
Related reading
Sources
- Who Is John Ternus? Meet the Incoming Apple CEO (The Wall Street Journal)
- Apple’s John Ternus Profile: The Likely Successor to Tim Cook (Bloomberg)
- John Ternus, Apple’s new ‘wicked calm’ CEO (Financial Times)
- Penn alum John Ternus named next Apple CEO (The Daily Pennsylvanian)
- John Ternus (Wikipedia)
Last updated 2026-09-11. Dates change only when the page is actually revised.