Tony Fadell
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1969 –
Who is Tony Fadell?
Anthony Michael "Tony" Fadell is a Lebanese American inventor, designer, entrepreneur, and angel investor. He served as the Senior Vice President of the iPod Division at Apple Inc., from March 2006 to November 2008 and is known as "one of the fathers of the iPod" for his work on the first generations of Apple's music player. In May 2010, he founded Nest Labs, which announced its first product, the Nest Learning Thermostat, in October 2011. Nest was acquired by Google in January 2014 for $3.2B.
Fadell is an alumnus of Grosse Pointe South High School in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a BS in Computer Engineering in 1991.
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- Born
- Mar 22, 1969
- Also known as
- Anthony Fadell
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Bachelor of Science, University of Michigan
Computer Engineering
( - 1991) - Grosse Pointe South High School
- Bachelor of Science, University of Michigan
- Employment
- Senior Vice President, iPod Division, Apple Inc.
(2006 - ) - Vice President of iPod Engineering, Apple Inc.
(2004 - 2006) - Apple Inc.
(2001/04 - ) - Vice President of Business Development, Phillips U.S. Strategy & Ventures
- Co Founder, CTO, and Director of Engineering of Mobile Computing Group, Phillips Electronics NV
- Hardware and Software Architect, General Magic
- Diagnostics Engineer, General Magic
(1992 - ) - Chief Executive Officer, Constructive Instruments
- Senior Vice President, Apple Inc.
- Senior Vice President, iPod Division, Apple Inc.
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on July 23, 2013
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