Steve Jobs, the co-founder and former CEO of Apple, has been awarded a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Joe Biden, the White House announced Friday. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the best US honor that may be given to a civilian, and it’s offered to “individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant societal, public or private endeavors,” the White House stated in an announcement.

Jobs based Apple in April 1976, and it’s since turn into one of many largest firms on the planet. He helped launch many tech merchandise which have gone on to turn into cultural touchstones, together with the Mac, the iPod, and the iPhone. He died on October fifth, 2011.

Broadly standard in his lifetime, Jobs described himself as “disappointed” with President Obama in Walter Isaacson’s biography. “He’s having trouble leading because he’s reluctant to offend people or piss them off,” Jobs is quoted as saying. “That’s not a problem I ever had.”

In its assertion, the White House praised Jobs’s inventive strategy to his varied endeavors. “Steve Jobs was the co-founder, chief executive, and chair of Apple, Inc., CEO of Pixar and held a leading role at the Walt Disney Company,” the White House wrote. “His vision, imagination and creativity led to inventions that have, and continue to, change the way the world communicates, as well as transforming the computer, music, film and wireless industries.”

The award can be offered on July seventh. This yr’s Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients additionally embody Simone Biles, Gabrielle Giffords, John McCain, Megan Rapinoe, and Denzel Washington. You can see the full list here.