Tony Fadell is currently advisor to the CEO at Apple Inc. Previously at Apple, Tony was senior vice president of the iPod Division reporting to Steve Jobs; there he was responsible for creating the first 18 generations of the iPod digital music player and the first three generations of the iPhone.

In 1991, after eight weeks researching and designing the iPod product solution as a contractor, Tony was hired to create and lead the implementation team.

Previous to Apple, Tony was a co-founder, CTO, and director of engineering of the Mobile Computing Group at Philips Electronics. He architected the award-winning Velo and Nino, based on the Windows CE palm PC platform. He later became VP of Business Development for Philips U.S. Strategy and Ventures.

Prior to joining Philips in 1995, Tony was a hardware and software architect at General Magic working with Sony, Philips, Matsushita, Toshiba, and other CE firms to develop a line of personal handheld communicators.

Currently, Tony is a named advisor to several Silicon Valley startups to help them craft their business, technical, and product strategies. With over 19 years of experience in the consumer electronics industry and over 23 years in the computer industry, Tony has more than 40 patents issued for his innovative work.

Tony graduated with a BS degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1991 and won the College of Engineering's Recent Alumnus of the Year award in 2004.