Book Tony Fadell

Tony Fadell is an American designer, engineer, investor and entrepreneur widely known as the "father of the iPod." After starting his career at General Magic, where he rose from diagnostics engineer to systems architect, he co-founded the Mobile Computing Group at Philips and served as its chief technology officer, developing handheld devices such as the Philips Velo and Nino. He joined Apple in 2001, led all iPod hardware, software and accessories as senior vice president of the iPod division, and helped create the iPhone, overseeing its hardware, firmware and accessories across the first three generations. In 2010 he co-founded Nest Labs, which introduced the Nest Learning Thermostat in 2011 and was acquired by Google in 2014. Fadell holds over 300 patents and was named to Time's list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2014. Time later counted the iPod, the iPhone and the Nest Learning Thermostat among the 50 Most Influential Gadgets of All Time. He brings firsthand insight into product design, innovation and building iconic consumer technology.