# Tom Conrad

> Tom Conrad is CEO and president of Sonos, where he moved from the board into the interim chief executive role in January 2025 and became permanent CEO in July. His career spans Macintosh software at Apple, technology and product leadership at Pandora, and product roles at Snap and Quibi. His Sonos agenda centers on reliable software and a connected home audio system.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer and President at Sonos, Inc.
- **Organizations:** Sonos, Inc., Pandora, Snap Inc., Quibi, Apple, Berkeley Systems, Pets.com
- **Education:** B.S.E. in computer science (as described in Sonos’ 2026 proxy), University of Michigan
- **Known for:** Helped create and scale Pandora’s personalized music service to tens of millions of listeners., Implemented spring-loaded folders for the Macintosh Finder, according to his public account., Led technical development for You Don’t Know Jack at Berkeley Systems.

## Career timeline

- **1990s** — Worked at Apple on Macintosh software, including the Finder; later led engineering for You Don’t Know Jack at Berkeley Systems.
- **Before 2004** — Held an engineering leadership role at Pets.com.
- **2004–2014** — Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of Product at Pandora; Sonos’ proxy dates the tenure July 2004 to July 2014.
- **2007** — Presented the Pandora integration with Sonos at SFMOMA in May.
- **2016–2018** — Vice President of Product at Snap, March 2016 to March 2018.
- **2017** — Joined the Sonos board in March.
- **2019–2021** — Chief Product Officer at Quibi, March 2019 to January 2021.
- **2025-01** — Became interim CEO and president of Sonos on January 13 and relocated to Santa Barbara.
- **2025-07** — Appointed permanent CEO and president on July 22; announcement published July 23.
- **2026-09** — Led Sonos during the introduction and rollout of Sonos 27.

## Achievements

- Helped create and scale Pandora’s personalized music service to tens of millions of listeners.
- Implemented spring-loaded folders for the Macintosh Finder, according to his public account.
- Led technical development for You Don’t Know Jack at Berkeley Systems.
- Appointed permanent Sonos CEO after six months as interim CEO.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Sonos began rolling out Sonos 27 on September 8, including outside AI control, portable speaker surrounds, and Early Access headphone linking for Sonos Ace Ultra.
- **2026-07** — Sonos reported fiscal Q3 revenue of approximately $375 million, up 9% year over year, and adjusted EBITDA of $44 million.
- **2025-07** — Named permanent CEO and president following his interim tenure.

## Links

- Website: https://about.me/tconrad
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomconrad/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/tconrad
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tconrad/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tconrad

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Last updated: 2026-10-24