27 Facts About Tony Fadell

Anthony Michael Fadell was born on March 22,1969 and is an American engineer, designer, entrepreneur, and investor.

Tony Fadell was senior vice president of the iPod division at Apple Inc and founder and former CEO of Nest Labs.

Tony Fadell joined Apple Inc in 2001 and oversaw all iPod hardware, software, and accessories development.

Tony Fadell has authored more than 300 patents and was named one of Time's "100 Most Influential People in the World" in 2014.

Tony Fadell is the Principal at Future Shape, a global investment and advisory firm coaching 200+ startups working on foundational deep technology.

Tony Fadell was born March 22,1969, to a Lebanese father and a mother of Russian and Polish origin.

Tony Fadell's father was a sales executive at Levi Strauss and Co.

Tony Fadell is an alumnus of Grosse Pointe South High School in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan.

Tony Fadell graduated from the University of Michigan with a BS in Computer Engineering in 1991.

Tony Fadell developed a number of Windows CE-based hand-held devices, notably the Philips Velo and Nino PDA.

Tony Fadell went on to become a Vice President of Philips Strategy and Ventures where he was in charge of developing Philips's digital audio strategy consisting of technology direction for silicon and software, as well as its investment portfolio and potential business models.

In July 1999, Tony Fadell started his own company called Fuse to develop the "Dell of the Consumer Electronics".

Fuse failed to find a second round of funding, and Tony Fadell started exploring developing the product at other companies.

Tony Fadell first approached RealNetworks in 2000 but left after only six weeks.

Tony Fadell found support for his business idea of an MP3 player complemented by an online music store in Apple.

In 2001 Tony Fadell was hired by Apple as a contractor designing the iPod and planning Apple's audio product strategy.

Tony Fadell was tasked with overseeing the design and production of the iPod and iSight devices.

Tony Fadell hired an outside company to develop the software for the player.

Tony Fadell was promoted to vice president of iPod engineering in 2004 and on October 14,2005, Apple announced that Fadell would replace the retiring Jon Rubinstein as Senior Vice President of the iPod Division on March 31,2006.

Tony Fadell became the co-creator of the iPhone, working on the first three generations of the iPhone and overseeing all iPhone hardware, firmware, and accessories development from March 2006 to November 2008.

Tony Fadell developed the business plan for Nest while living in Paris.

Tony Fadell announced his resignation from Nest on June 3,2016.

Tony Fadell is Principal at Future Shape, a global advisory and investment firm coaching engineers and scientists working on foundational deep technology.

Tony Fadell has been coaching founders and investing in their startups for the better part of the past decade.

Tony Fadell believes that the first trillionaire in the world is someone who's going to fix climate change.

Tony Fadell's book Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making was released May 3,2022.

In 2013, Tony Fadell was acknowledged as one of Business Insider's Top 75 Designers in Technology, Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People, and CNBC's Top 50 Disruptors.