Ian is the Global Head of Consumer Business Development at Spotify where he and his team oversee all of Spotify’s strategic distribution partnerships, which include Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, Facebook, Sony, Tesla, and many others. Ian’s team is not only responsible for negotiating the distribution agreements with these partners but also for growing and evolving the partnerships in order to maximize opportunities for Spotify and its listeners.
Prior to working at Spotify, Ian was the Vice President of Business Development at Pandora, which he joined as an early employee in 2006. In this position, he saw the company grow from a handful of employees and a few users to thousands of employees and 70+ million users over the course of almost 10 years. Ian previously spent time with Virgin Mobile, Palm, and ThinAir Apps, a pioneering wireless app development company.
Ian is a Cornell University graduate (Human Ecology ’97) as is his wife (ILR ’95). They live in New York City with their two teenage daughters. In addition to seeing a lot of live music, Ian enjoys connecting with Cornell students, recent alumni and faculty, and providing whatever guidance and perspective he can.
iangeller [at] spotify.com (Email)
