A Silicon Valley icon, technology entrepreneur, and philanthropist for more than forty years, Steve Wozniak has helped shape the computing industry with his design of Apple's first line of products — the Apple I and II. In 1976, Wozniak and Steve Jobs founded Apple Computer Inc. with Wozniak's Apple I personal computer. The following year, he introduced his Apple II, featuring a central processing unit, a keyboard, color graphics, and a floppy disk drive — integral in launching the personal computer industry. He is listed as the sole inventor on four Apple patents.

In 1981, Wozniak returned to UC Berkeley and finished his degree in electrical engineering and computer science. For his achievements at Apple, he was awarded the National Medal of Technology by President Ronald Reagan in 1985 — the highest honor bestowed on America's leading innovators. In 2000, he was inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame and received the prestigious Heinz Award for Technology, The Economy and Employment for single-handedly designing the first personal computer and for redirecting his lifelong passion toward lighting the fires of excitement for education in grade school students and their teachers.

Through the years, Wozniak has been involved in various business and philanthropic ventures, focusing primarily on computer capabilities in schools and hands-on, experiential learning that encourages creativity and innovation. He adopted the Los Gatos School District, providing students and teachers with hands-on teaching and donations of state-of-the-art technology equipment. He also founded the Electronic Frontier Foundation and was the founding sponsor of the Tech Museum, Silicon Valley Ballet, and Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose.

In 2014, he received the Hoover Medal for outstanding extra-career services by engineers to humanity and was inducted into the IndustryWeek Manufacturing Hall of Fame. In October 2017, Steve co-founded Woz U — a postsecondary education and training platform focused on software engineering and technology development. He has also co-founded Efforce, which leverages blockchain technology. Wozniak is the author of iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon (Norton Publishing), his New York Times bestselling autobiography. When not traveling the world inspiring the next generation, he and his wife Janet live in Los Gatos, California.