We make things that work for people.

Technology should be about more than newest, loudest, prettiest. It should make a difference.

Our team.

We take what's familiar and look at it in a new light. Our team focuses on making technology that's simple, fresh and helpful.

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At the end of the day, look at our product and you’ll see a reflection of the people that made it.
- Tony Fadell

Our people are Nest.

  • Tony Fadell
    Tony Fadell
    Title

    Founder & CEO

    Bio

    Tony led the team that created the first 18 generations of the iPod and the first three generations of the iPhone. Before Apple, Tony built the Mobile Computing Group at Philips Electronics. Tony has authored more than 100 patents. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelors in Computer Engineering.

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  • Matt Rogers
    Matt Rogers
    Title

    Founder & VP of Engineering

    Bio

    Matt was responsible for iPod software development at Apple, from concept to production. He is passionate about mobile products, loves team building and rapid productization. Matt earned his BS and MS degrees from Carnegie Mellon University.

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  • John Gilmore
    John Gilmore
    Title

    VP of Operations

    Bio

    John has more than 20 years of management and operations experience. Before joining Nest, he was Senior VP and General Manager at Sling. Before that, he held senior management roles at Handspring and palmOne. John graduated from the University of Manchester, England.

  • Yoky Matsuoka
    Yoky Matsuoka
    Title

    VP of Technology

    Bio

    Yoky served as the Head of Innovation at Google and Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington before joining Nest. She graduated from UC Berkeley and earned an MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT. She received the MacArthur Genius Award for her work in robotics and neuroscience.

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  • Erik Charlton
    Erik Charlton
    Title

    VP of Sales & Marketing

    Bio

    Erik joined Nest from Logitech, where he was VP of Product Marketing for their core business – mice. Prior to that Erik co-founded Jarna, a wireless synchronization technology company acquired by Visto. Erik is a Stanford University graduate and earned his MM from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business.

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Our team

Our partners

Guidance and long-term vision to keep Nest growing in the right direction.

  • Bill Maris
    Bill Maris
    Bio

    Bill is the Managing Partner of Google Ventures. He founded the web-hosting pioneer Burlee.com (now part of Web.com), where he built much of the key computing, network, and technological infrastructure. Prior to that, he was a biotech and healthcare portfolio manager for Sweden-based Investor AB. Bill received his degree in Neuroscience from Middlebury College.

  • Randy Komisar
    Randy Komisar
    Bio

    Randy joined Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers as a partner. Prior to KPCB he co-founded the Claris Corporation, served as CEO for LucasArts Entertainment and Crystal Dynamics, and was a founding director of TiVo. Randy is a lecturer on entrepreneurship at Stanford University and author of the best-selling book, The Monk and the Riddle. He holds a BA in Economics from Brown University and earned his JD from Harvard Law School.

Partners

Our partners are helping us to change the way
you think about your home.

  • KPCB
  • Google
  • Lightspeed
  • generation
  • Shasta
  • intertrust
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