Jon Rubinstein

Jon is chairman and CEO of Palm. He joined Palm in 2007 to be the driving force behind the company's return to innovation, resulting in Palm webOS and the Palm Pre. As chairman and CEO, Jon is responsible for Palm's global product innovation and business strategy. Jon has helped launch some of the most influential computing products of the past decade. As a member of Apple's senior executive staff and head of hardware engineering, Jon was instrumental in conceiving the iPod. He began his Apple career in 1997 as senior vice president of hardware engineering, overhauling the company's engineering teams, product roadmaps and manufacturing processes. In 1998, Jon led the rapid rollout of the iMac, a machine that at once revitalized Apple and revolutionized personal computer design, and subsequently drove a complete overhaul of the popular Mac product line. As worldwide popularity of the iPod soared, Jon was appointed head of Apple's iPod Division until he left the company in 2006. Before joining Apple, Jon spent two decades building his career at a variety of computer companies, including Hewlett-Packard and NeXT, and founded his own computer company, Firepower Systems Inc. Jon is a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and a senior member of the IEEE. He received bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering from Cornell University and a master's degree in computer science from Colorado State University.