Apple CEO Tim Cook tops Out Magazine’s Power List for third year, despite not being ‘out’
Apple’s Chief Executive, Tim Cook, has topped the Power List for US magazine Out for the third year in a row, despite not being openly gay.
Mr Cook has continually been named the magazine’s list of the most influential LGBT people in the United States, despite never speaking about his sexuality. When he was appointed as Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook was dubbed the ‘most powerful gay in Silicon Valley’.
Mr Cook was not the only person who is not openly gay to find themselves on the list. Fox News anchor Shepard Smith is ranked at number eight, while US media mogul mogul Barry Diller is placed at number 12.
Despite listing people who are not open about their sexuality in its list, Out’s editor Aaron Hicklin said: “I think one of the most phenomenal things in American society is that the argument for being in the closet is being eroded by progress, and it seems increasingly arcane ā to a lot of people ā for a public figure to be in the closet.”
The magazine listed Anderson Cooper before he came out. This year it ranks him in fifth place. Despite coming out at the Golden Globes, Jodie Foster was not included in the magazine’s list.
The list in full:-
āØ50.Ā RuPaul Charles, āØActor/Producer/Author, 52āØāØ
49.Ā Perez Hilton, āØBlogger/TV personality, 35
48.Ā Jason Goldberg & Bradford ShellhammerāØ, Fab.com founders, 41 and 36
47.Ā Simon Halls & Stephen Huvane, āØFounders, Slate PR, 49, 52
46.Ā Megan SmithāØ, Google Executive/Inventor, 48
45.Ā Dan SavageāØ, Editor/Activist/Author, 48
44.Ā Robert Hanson, āØCEO, American Eagle Outfitters, 50
43.Ā Dustin Lance Black, āØScreenwriter/Activist/Producer, 38
42.Ā Clive DavisāØ, Sony Music Executive, 81
41.Ā Evan WolfsonāØ, Founder and President, Freedom to Marry, 56
āØ40.Ā Jane LynchāØ, Actress, 52
39.Ā Nick DentonāØ, CEO, Gawker Media, 46
38.Ā Jenna LyonsāØ, President and Executive Creative Director, J. Crew, 44
37.Ā Mary Kay Henry, āØInternational President, SEIU, 55
36.Ā Annise ParkerāØ, Mayor of Houston, 55
35.Ā Jann WennerāØ, Publishing Magnate, 67
34.Ā Bryan Singer, āØDirector/Writer/Producer, 47āØ33.Ā Jeremy BernardāØWhite House Social Secretary, 51
32.Ā Ken MehlmanāØ, Businessman, Political Strategist, 46
31.Ā Tom FordāØ, Fashion Designer/Film Director, 51
āØ30.Ā Kevin McClatchy, āØNewspaper Chain Chairman, 50
29.Ā Bryan Lourd & Kevin Huvane, āØManaging Partners, CAA, 52, 54
28.Ā Suze OrmanāØ, TV Host/Author/Financial Advisor/Entrepreneur, 61
27.Ā Chuck WolfeāØ, CEO, The Victory Fund, 50
26.Ā Tim GillāØ, Software Pioneer/Philanthropist, 59
25.Ā Harvey Levin, āØTV Producer/TMZ Founder and Managing Editor, 62
24.Ā Andrew Sullivan, āØColumnist, 49
23.Ā David GeffenāØ, Media Mogul, 70
22.Ā Anthony Romero, āØACLU Executive Director, 47
21.Ā Matt DrudgeāØ, Drudge Report Creator/Editor, 46āØ20.Ā Christine QuinnāØNew York City Council Speaker, 46
19.Ā Marc JacobsāØ, Fashion Designer/Creative Director, 50
18.Ā Martha Nelson, āØEditor in Chief, Time Inc., 60
17.Ā Scott Rudin, āØFilm and Theatre Producer, 54
16.Ā Chad GriffināØ, HRC President, 39
15.Ā Mark Takano | David Cicilline | Jared Polis, āØCongressmen
14.Ā Andy CohenāØ, TV Executive/Host, 44
12.Ā Barry Diller, āØChairman and Senior Executive, IAC/InterActiveCorp, 71
13.Ā Neil Patrick Harris, āØActor, 39
11.Ā Chris HughesāØ, Facebook co-founder and Publisher of The New Republic,Ā 29
10.Ā Frank OceanāØ, Musician, 25
9.Ā Tammy BaldwināØ, Senator, 51
8.Ā Shepard SmithāØ, News Anchor, 49
7. Peter ThielāØ, PayPal co-founder and Facebook investor, 45
6.Ā Nate SilverāØ, Statistics Guru, 35
5.Ā Anderson Cooper, āØCNN presenter, 45
4.Ā Rachel MaddowāØ, MSNBC presenter, 40
3.Ā Ryan MurphyāØ, Writer/Director/Producer, 47
2.Ā Ellen DeGeneres, āØTV presenter, 55
1.Ā Tim CookāØ, CEO, Apple, 52
