Tony Fadell
Also known as Anthony Fadell
"Father of the iPod" at Apple, co-creator of the iPhone, founder of Nest Labs, author of Build.
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- Tony Fadell is an American engineer, designer and investor.
- Apple hired him in 2001 to design the iPod; he ran the iPod division as senior vice president from 2006 and worked on the first three iPhones before leaving in 2008.
- In May 2010 he co-founded Nest Labs with Matt Rogers, which Google bought for $3.2 billion in January 2014; he stepped down as Nest's CEO in June 2016.
- He runs the investment firm Build Collective and wrote Build (2022).
Key facts
- Born
- 22 March 1969, Michigan1
- Education
- BS in computer engineering, University of Michigan (1991)1
- Before Apple
- General Magic from 1992; Philips from 1995, co-founding its Mobile Computing Group; founded Fuse in July 19991
- Apple
- Hired in 2001 to design the iPod; vice president of iPod engineering from 2004; senior vice president of the iPod division from 31 March 2006; oversaw iPhone hardware from March 2006 to November 2008, when he left1
- Nest Labs
- Co-founded with Matt Rogers in May 2010; acquired by Google for $3.2 billion in January 2014; resigned as CEO on 3 June 20161
- Build Collective
- Investment firm he has run since 2017, first called Future Shape1
- Book
- Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making (3 May 2022)1
- Recognition
- More than 300 patents; Time 100 Most Influential People (2014)1
Roles
Before
Part of until Nov 2008
Apple (hired to design the iPod; ran the iPod division and oversaw iPhone hardware)
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