Philip S. Schlein

Philip S. "Spike" Schlein (born 1935) is an American executive who was the chairman and CEO of  California and a corporate director of. He was also a member of the Apple Board of Directors.

Early life and education
Schlein was born to Benjamin and Sophie Schlein and was raised in, near. He received a B.S. in economics from the in 1957.

Career
Schlein relocated to San Francisco in 1974 to become the CEO of California. In 1976, he acquired property in upon which he founded his family's winery. In 1977, Schlein became a director of R.H. Macy & Company. He stepped down in what was called an "amicable parting" in December 1984.

Schlein joined the board of directors of Apple Computer in 1979, acting as an advisor to co-founder Steve Jobs. Following the departure of Jobs in 1985, Schlein himself stepped down from Apple in 1987.

Schlein works as a venture capitalist in. He has been the chairman of the board of since September 2013.