Apple CEO Tim Cook has agreed to deliver the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's 2017 commencement address to graduates of the class of 2017 on Friday, June 9.
"Apple stands at the intersection of liberal arts and technology, and we're proud to have many outstanding MIT graduates on our team," said Cook about the commencement speech invitation. "We believe deeply that technology can be a powerful force for good, and I'm looking forward to speaking to the Class of 2017 as they look ahead to making their own mark on the world."
Apple CEOs are not strangers to commencement addresses. In 2015, Apple's CEO was tapped to deliver George Washington University's address, in Washington D.C. CEO and founder Steve Jobs famously delivered the 2005 Stanford University commencement speech.
"Apple is widely viewed as a company that champions innovation, that seeks creative and inventive solutions to problems across a wide range of domains, and that looks to balance technology with issues of social good," said longstanding Chancellor for Academic Advancement Eric Grimson. "These are all themes that are of great importance to our graduates, and I am sure his remarks will be an inspiration to them."
Actor and director Matt Damon delivered 2016's address before the graduates of the university.