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As executive chairman of Palm Inc. Jon Rubinstein is chairman of the company's board of directors. In addition he is an executive officer of the company and leads the company's product-development efforts focused on driving innovation in the mobile-computing market.
Jon has helped launch some of the most influential computing products of the past decade. As a member of Apple Inc.'s executive staff and head of hardware engineering he was instrumental in conceiving the iPod one of the most successful consumer electronics products ever. He also led the team that built the iMac.
Jon began his Apple career in 1997 as senior vice president for hardware engineering. He quickly made a mark by overhauling the company's engineering teams product roadmaps and manufacturing processes. In 1998 Jon led his new more nimble engineering team through a rapid rollout of the colorful egg-shaped iMac a machine that at once revitalized Apple and revolutionized personal computer design. As the success of the iPod soared he became head of the iPod Division.
Before joining Apple Jon spent two decades building his career at a variety of other computer companies including Hewlett-Packard and NeXT and started his own computer company Firepower Systems Inc. He developed many successful products and received a variety of patents during this period.
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. | 