Ian Rogers

Ian C. Rogers (born 1972) is the former CEO of the Beats Music service.
==Early life and education==
Rogers was raised in and learned BASIC programming on an Apple II.I Just Dropped a Few Calories in my Digital Diet by Deleting my Facebook Account by Ian C. Rogers, Medium. 2018-05-03. He graduated from in 1990 and received a bachelors degree in computer science from in 1994.Goshen native Ian Rogers leaves Apple for Paris-based LVMH, The Goshen News. 2015-09-01.Ian Rogers, LinkedIn. Accessed 2022-07-01.
==Career==
In September 1993, Rogers became the the webmaster for the rap group . In November 1998, he became the webmaster of , which was acquired by AOL. In December 2003, he joined as the VP and general manager of music. Rogers left in April 2008 to become the CEO of .Interview with IAN ROGERS, CEO of Topspin direct-to-fan platform for Metric, Interpol, Dandy Warhols by Jan Blumentrath, Hit Quarters. 2010-07-26. Archived 2016-02-01.
===Beats and Apple===
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Rogers joined Beats Music in January 2013 as its CEO, replacing David Hyman, who had been terminated in November 2012.MOG Founder Sues Beats For More Than $20 Million by Paul Bonanos, Billboard. 2014-05-16. After parent company Beats Electronics was acquired by Apple in 2014, his responsibilities included iTunes Radio, which he replaced with Beats 1. In August 2014, he became the senior director of Apple Music, which was launched on June 30, 2015. However, he resigned from Apple in August 2015 to join a "Europe-based company in an unrelated industry".Beats 1 Lead Executive Ian Rogers Leaves Apple by Joe Rossignol, MacRumors. 2015-08-28.
===After Apple===
In October 2015, Rogers joined luxury brand as its chief digital officer. He left the role in December 2020, while remaining on as an adviser. In January 2021, he joined company Ledger as its chief experience officer.
==References==
==External links==
*Ian Rogers at Crunchbase
*Ian Rogers at Fast Company
*Ian C. Rogers at Medium
*Ian Rogers at the Beats by Dre Wiki
*Ian C. Rogers at Bloomingpedia
Category:Former Apple employees