It has been over a decade since Apple co-founder Steve Jobs passed away from a rare form of pancreatic cancer, leaving behind more than just his multi-billion-dollar fortune.
Before his death in 2011 at age 56, the tech CEO welcomed four children.
Now his youngest daughter, Eve Jobs, who he had with wife Laurene Powell Jobs, is about to be thrust into the spotlight even further with her high society wedding to British Olympic gold medalist equestrian Harry Charles.
The 26-year-old model is set to tie the knot with the Team GB jumper in August in the Cotswolds surrounded by a star-studded guest list.
Eve’s older siblings, Reed Jobs, 33, and Erin Jobs, 29, are likely to attend the festivities alongside their billionaire philanthropist mother Laurene, 61.
But one Jobs sibling whose attendance at the wedding is in question is their half-sister, Lisa Brennan-Jobs.
Lisa, now 47, was rejected by her father for almost a decade. While he eventually accepted her, she went on to paint a scathing portrait of her famous dad in her 2018 memoir, Small Fry.
Both Lisa and Eve have kept a public profile over the years, while Reed and Erin have mostly maintained a private life out of the spotlight.
Steve Jobs and wife Laurene Powell Jobs in 2005. The Apple co-founder died in 2011 from pancreatic cancer aged 56
Steve’s youngest daughter Eve, 26, is set to marry the British equestrian Harry Charles at a star-studded wedding in the English countryside this summer
Steve and Laurene welcomed four children together, including son Reed and daughters Erin and Eve. He was also a father to daughter Lisa (not pictured) from his relationship with Chrisann Brennan
From their careers and accomplishments to their love lives and scandals, here’s where the four Jobs children are today… and why they won’t see a dime of their father’s estimated $10.8 billion estate.
Lisa Brennan-Jobs
Lisa was born on May 17, 1978, in Portland, Oregon to high school sweethearts Chrisann Brennan and Steve.
The former couple first met when they both attended high school together in 1972. They dated on and off for five years and in 1977, they moved into a house together with their friend Daniel Kottke.
It was during that time that Chrisann became pregnant with Lisa. However, Steve wanted nothing to do with the pregnancy, which led to Chrisann ending their relationship and moving to the All One Farm commune in Oregon.
While Steve was not present for Lisa’s birth, he visited Chrisann and the newborn three days later. It was reported that he then named one of the original Apple computers after her, the Apple Lisa.
He publicly denied paternity for several years, swearing he was infertile. At the time, he even claimed that the Apple Lisa was not named after her at all, stating that Lisa stood for ‘Local Integrated System Architecture.’
She wrote in her 2018 memoir that her mother supplemented her welfare payments by cleaning houses and waitressing while her father was absent from their lives.
Lisa Brennan-Jobs, 47, published a memoir about her relationship with her father, titled Small Fry, in 2018
Her mother Chrisann Brennan first met Steve when they both attended high school together in 1972. He rejected his daughter’s birth for nearly a decade before a DNA test revealed he was the father
After a DNA test proved Steve was her father, he was ordered to pay minimal child-support payments and medical insurance coverage for Lisa until age 18
Eventually, Chrisann pursued a legal case to prove that Steve was in fact Lisa’s dad, but even after a DNA test showed that he was, he still repudiated it.
In 1980, he was required by the court to pay minimal child-support payments and medical insurance coverage for Lisa until age 18. At the time, Steve – who was already a multimillionaire after Apple went public – paid just $500 a month to Chrisann and reimbursed the state for the money she had received from welfare.
Years later, when Lisa was nine, he finally admitted that he was indeed Lisa’s father and reconciled with both Lisa and her mom. After spending much of her childhood with her mother, Lisa went to live with father and stepmother in the 1990s when she was in high school.
Lisa attended Harvard University and spent one year studying overseas at King’s College London, before graduating in 2000. After leaving school, she moved to Manhattan to work as a writer, and has since appeared in magazines like Vogue, and O, The Oprah Magazine.
Perhaps one of the most shocking moments from her memoir occurred when a nine-year-old Lisa asked her dad if she could have his Porsche when he was finished with it, to which Steve snapped back at her: ‘You’re not getting anything. You understand? Nothing. You’re getting nothing.’
While she was attending Harvard University Steve refused to pay for her tuition and wealthy neighbors stepped in to pay the bill, Lisa wrote.
The moment was representative of Steve’s reluctance to pass any of his fortune down to his four children.
Laurene revealed in a 2020 interview with the New York Times that both she and her late husband were firmly against the idea of ‘legacy wealth building’.
Lisa (not pictured) eventually reconciled with her dad and lived with him, Laurene, and their three children in the 1990s while she was in high school
Lisa – pictured with Laurene, Eve, Erin and Steve – was the only one of Steve’s children to inherit a multi-million dollar fortune after his death
She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband Bill and their son Thomas
Instead, the couple were determined that their children would learn to work for their own money, with Laurene explaining that Steve’s fortune would ‘end with her’.
‘I inherited my wealth from my husband, who didn’t care about the accumulation of wealth,’ she told the publication. ‘I’m not interested in legacy wealth building, and my children know that… Steve wasn’t interested in that. If I live long enough, it ends with me.’
According to Fortune magazine, Steve left behind a multi-million dollar inheritance for Lisa after his death, but the majority of his $10.8 billion net worth was inherited by Laurene.
Elsewhere in her book, Lisa wrote of her father’s strict household rules and his cold demeanor. She even claimed he had a sexual encounter with Laurene in front of her once when she was still a child, writing that he was ‘pulling [Laurene] in to a kiss, moving his hand closer to her breasts,’ while ‘moaning theatrically.’
When she tried to leave, she recalled her dad saying to her, ‘Stay here. We’re having a family moment. It’s important that you try to be part of this family.’
After its release, Laurene said in a statement: ‘Lisa is part of our family, so it was with sadness that we read her book, which differs dramatically from our memories of those times.
‘The portrayal of Steve is not the husband and father we knew. Steve loved Lisa, and he regretted that he was not the father he should have been during her early childhood.
‘It was a great comfort to Steve to have Lisa home with all of us during the last days of his life, and we are all grateful for the years we spent together as a family.’
These days, Lisa lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband Bill, a software engineer. They share a son, Thomas, and Bill also has two daughters from a previous relationship.
Reed Jobs
Reed, the eldest child of Steve and Laurene, was born on September 22, 1991.
His parents were married in March that year, just six months before he was born, and he bears a striking resemblance to his tech entrepreneur father.
Reed, now 33 years old, was named after Reed University – the Oregon-based college Steve had attended before dropping out after just one semester in 1972.
Steve’s son Reed started venture capital firm Yosemite in August 2023 to invest in new cancer treatments
In Walter Isaacson’s biography, Reed was described as being the closest to his father out of his four siblings
According to Walter Isaacson’s authorized 2011 biography of the Apple co-founder, Steve was closest to his only son, which came at the cost of his relationships with his three daughters.
In 2014 Reed graduated from Stanford University with a bachelor’s degree in history and international security. He went on to receive his masters degree in arts from the Ivy League university one year later.
After his studies, Reed began working as a managing director at Emerson Collective – an organization founded by his mom that focuses on education, immigration reform, the environment, media and journalism, and health.
At one point, it was reported that Reed was considering pursuing a political career.
However, these rumors were later shut down in 2022 by Emerson Collective, saying in a statement that Reed ‘has absolutely no plans to run for Congress and is solely focused on his work here at Emerson.’
In August 2023, Reed left Emerson Collective to start a venture capital firm called Yosemite, where he continues to lead investments in cancer research.
Despite no plans to pursue a career in politics, Reed did hit out at President Trump’s proposed cuts to cancer research during a panel discussion at Breakthrough Summit West in San Francisco, California, in May.
The venture capitalist called the proposed budget cuts ‘a tragedy’ and said they ‘are absolutely disserving the American people.’
Reed and his mother Laurene attended a state dinner for French president Emmanuel Macron at the White House in December 2022. He has denied speculation he is considering a political career
Reed, pictured with his sister Eve Jobs, keeps a low profile and lives in San Francisco, California
‘As someone whose direct family benefited from cutting-edge medical research, it has a huge impact in my life,’ he told STAT News.
‘I am personally deeply offended by the cuts that are happening.’
Reed keeps a low profile with no public social media accounts other than a LinkedIn profile. He lives in San Francisco.
Erin Siena Jobs
Erin, Steve’s third child and second daughter, was born on August 19, 1995.
The 30-year-old is the most private out of Steve’s four children. She hardly posts on social media and generally stays out of the spotlight.
It has been reported that she studied architecture at Tulane University.
Her Facebook account, which is listed under the name Erin Powell, her mom’s maiden name, only has four pictures.
Erin, 30, is the most private of the Jobs’ children and hardly posts on social media. She is pictured with a friend in 2014
According to Walter Isaacson’s book, Erin once admitted to not getting as much attention from her dad when she was growing up as she would have liked
Erin was described by Isaacson as being ‘quiet, introspective’ and having ‘a personal sensitivity more mature than her father’s’
Her bio states that she lives in New Orleans, Louisiana, but it has not been updated since 2014.
Her younger sister Eve posted an Instagram tribute for Erin’s 26th birthday in 2021.
‘To my lifelong best friend – happy birthday!! I love you I love you I love you,’ Eve wrote next to a throwback photo of the sisters smiling on a boat.
In Walter Isaacson’s book, Erin was described as ‘quiet, introspective’ and having ‘a personal sensitivity more mature than her father’s.’
She told Isaacson for the biography: ‘He does his best to be both a father and the CEO of Apple, and he juggles those pretty well.
‘Sometimes I wish I had more of his attention, but I know the work he’s doing is very important and I think it’s really cool, so I’m fine. I don’t really need more attention.’
Eve Jobs
Eve is the youngest of Steve’s children and the most public.
The 26-year-old was born on July 9, 1998, and has since gone on to become a successful model and an accomplished equestrian.
Eve Jobs, 26, attends the Louis Vuitton Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show at Paris Fashion Week in March 2024
Eve, pictured at the Royal Windsor Horse Show in May, is an accomplished equestrian
She made her runway debut at the Coperni Spring 2022 show in Paris in September 2021
Eve made her modeling debut in December 2020, when she was featured in a Glossier holiday ad campaign alongside Euphoria’s Sydney Sweeney and RuPaul’s Drag Race runner-up Naomi Smalls.
She then walked her first runway at the Coperni Spring 2022 show in Paris in September 2021.
In 2022, Eve signed with DNA Model Management, which also represents Kaia Gerber and Emily Ratajkowski.
She’s become a frequent face at fashion shows, most recently attending the Louis Vuitton Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in March 2024.
She also attended the 2022 Met Gala and the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscars afterparty.
In addition to her modeling career, Eve is also an experienced equestrian.
While attending Stanford University, where she studied science technology and society, Eve earned the number five spot out of the 1,000 best riders around the world under the age of 25.
She graduated from the Ivy League school in 2021.
In 2021 she graduated from Stanford University, where she studied science technology and society
Eve attended the 2022 Met Gala celebrating ‘In America: An Anthology of Fashion’ in New York City
Steve told autobiographer Walter Isaacson about his daughter Eve: ‘She’s a pistol and has the strongest will of any kid I’ve ever met’
Eve has competed in show jumping competitions all around the globe, including at events in the Hamptons, Lexington, Kentucky, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Just last month, she competed at the Royal Windsor Horse Show at Windsor Castle in Berkshire, England.
‘It took me a long time to figure out how to balance friends, school, and riding, but through the years I figured out the best way to make it all work is to prioritize what is most important to you,’ she said in a 2016 interview.
While Eve didn’t inherit a penny from her father after his death, he did envision his youngest daughter running Apple someday or becoming president of the United States.
Steve told Isaacson: ‘She’s a pistol and has the strongest will of any kid I’ve ever met.’
Eve has been romantically linked to multiple famous faces, including the Mexican show jumper Eugenio Garza Pérez, Chainsmokers DJ Drew Taggart, Outer Banks star Chase Stokes, and Kylie Jenner’s longtime close friend Harry Hudson.
She debuted her relationship with her fiancé, Harry, on Instagram in August 2024 when she congratulated her beau for winning gold at the Paris Olympics.
The video showed Harry running out of the arena and jumping over a small fence to embrace Eve with a sweet kiss and a hug.
She wrote in the caption of her post: ‘TEAM GOLD!!!!! Beyond proud of you my love !!!!’
The Sun reported the couple was engaged in September 2024.