https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/01/steve-jobs-to-receive-posthumous-medal-of-freedom/

The Biden administration announced today that Steve Jobs is receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously. Steve Jobs died on October 5, 2011, from complications following a relapse of pancreatic cancer. Jobs is among a list of notable Americans receiving the honor, including olympian Simone Biles, former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, and John McCain, who is also receiving the medal following his 2018 death.

The White House describes Steve Jobs with the following broad strokes: